| A MAP OF TIME |
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| 39 C.E. | Trung sisters’ rebellion against China in Vietnam |
| 4th–7th centuries | Early state building in Korea |
| 300–800 | Buddhism takes root in China |
| 589–618 | Sui dynasty and the reunification of China |
| 604 | Seventeen Article Constitution in Japan |
| 618–907 | Tang dynasty in China |
| 688 | Withdrawal of Chinese military forces from Korea |
| 794–1192 | Heian period in Japanese history |
| 845 | Suppression of Buddhism in China |
| 868 | First printed book in China |
| 939 | Vietnam establishes independence from China |
| 960–1279 | Song dynasty in China |
| ca. 1000 | Invention of gunpowder in China; beginning of foot binding |
| 1000 | The Tale of Genji (Japan) |
| 1279–1369 | Mongol rule in China |