A History of World Societies:
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A History of World Societies Value
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| 1368– |
Ming Dynasty in China |
| 1405– |
Zheng He’s naval expeditions |
| 1407– |
Construction of Beijing as Chinese capital |
| 1467– |
Period of civil war in Japan |
| ca. 1500– |
Increased availability of books for general audiences in China |
| 1549 | First Jesuit missionaries land in Japan |
| 1557 | Portuguese set up trading base at Macao |
| 1603– |
Tokugawa Shogunate in Japan |
| 1615 | Battle of Osaka leads to persecution of Christians in Japan |
| 1629 | Tokugawa government bans actresses from the stage |
| 1639 | Japan closes its borders |
| 1644– |
Qing Dynasty in China |
| 1793 | Lord Macartney’s diplomatic visit to China |