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=The Asian World, (500 - 1600) By: Jordan Beck and Reed Cronin =

The Asian World had many dynasties throughout its existence. The first dynasty was the Sui Dynasty which lasted briefly from 589 - 615 and followed the 6 dynasties. During this dynasty the grand canal was extended 1,000 miles to link the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers. Next was the Tang Dynasty from 618 - 907 and during this dynasty China became the wealthiest and most powerful nation in the world. China became a unified state and fought off invading Mongols during the Song Dynasty from 960 - 1279. Foot binding, Neo - Confucianism, and Tao were all present in this Dynasty. Following the Song Dynasty was the Yuan, it was the first foreign dynasty and lasted from 1271 - 1368. During the Yuan Dynasty Mongols controlled China. Kublai Khan founded the Yuan Dynasty and when he died in 1294 the empire began to fall. Shortly after was the Ming dynasty from 1368 - 1644, Emperor Yung La built forbidden city which was home of Emprerors. In the 1200's was the Mongol Emprire, the largest empire in world history. Genghis Khan was the Universal Monarch and the first Mongol Emperor in 1206. The great wall of China was built to keep him out during this time.

There were many different Emperors and leaders in the Asian World. First, Emperor Yang Chian extended the grand canal and ruled during the Sui Dynasty. During the Song Dynasty General Zhao Kuangyin claimed Mandate of Heaven which is the power to rule from god. Kublai Khan founded the Yuan Dynasty and built Khanbaliq "The City of the Khan", it was later renamed Peking and today is Beijing. Admiral Zhenghe lead the Voyages of Exploration from 1405 to 1433. Genghis Khan was originally known as Temuchin and was the Universal Mongol and first Emperor of the Mongol Empire. Kublai Khan was known as "The Great Khan" and was the grandson of Genghis. He conquered all of China during his reign.

During the Asian World, fights for land occured just in like in all other ancient and modern kingdoms. When China became a unified state during the Song Dynasty, they were forced to fight off invading Mongols. The Mongols eventually conquered China and ruled during the Yuan Dynasty. The Mongols were later forced out of China, during the Ming Dynasty, by Hung Wu. In the 1200's the Mongol Empire used their Golden Horde cavalry which consisted of "Horsemen from hell". They were the greatest nomadic fighting force of all time, they rode up to 90 miles a day and had speed and mobility. The Invasion of Japan occured in 1281 and China brought with 4,400 ships and 150,000 warriors. However, a typhoon known as Kamikaze (divine wind) saved Japan. After Kublai Khan died and the empire began to fall, Tamerlane tried to restore the Mongol Empire. He destroyed Baghdad in 1401, then conquered Russia in 1395, and Persia in 1396 along with Syria and Turkey. Ashikaga were known as the feudal wars between Daimyo (Great Names) and lasted from 1338 to 1500. Following those feudal wars was the Omin War from 1467 - 1477, it was a civil war between Samurais.

__**Terms[[image:jakarta.gif width="364" height="207" align="right"]]**__
__**Neo-Confucianism:**__ Revised form of Confucianism that evolved as a response to Buddhism. __**Mongols:**__ Pasotoral people who swept out of the Gobi desert to seize control of much of the known world. __**Daimyo:**__ "Great Names," Heads of noble families in Japan who controlled vast land estates.
 * __Khanates:__** The areas governed by Genghis Khan's four sons when the empire split.
 * __Uighurs:__** Know as the Members of Turkish people dominant in Mongolia and eastern Turkestan.

**__People__**

 * 1) **__Genghis Khan:__** Created largest empire in world history. His original name was Temuchin and he was the first Mongol Emperor and Universal Monarch.
 * 2) **__Kublai Khan:__** "The Great Khan" was the grandson of Genghis Khan and, during his rule, conquered all of China.
 * 3) **__Marco Polo:__** Visited China in 1271 from Venice, Italy. The travels of Marco Polo were books on his travels and he was nicknamed "Prince of Liars".
 * 4) __**General Zhao Kuangyin:**__ During the Song Dynasty, he claimed Mandate of Heaven which is the claim that he had power to rule from god.
 * 5) __**Hung Wu:**__ He was a Buddhist monk who founded the Ming Dynasty, while under power he drove the Mongols out of China.

__Quote__
"It is not sufficient that i succeed- all others must fail." Genghis Knan

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__Timeline__
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 * 1) 500- Grand Canal is complated
 * 2) 618- Tang dynasty begins
 * 3) 802- jayavarman is crowned god-king and unites the Khmer of Angkor
 * 4) 905- Fire-lance invented
 * 5) 1000- Moveable type invented in China
 * 6) 1258- Mongols defeat the Abbasids at Baghdad
 * 7) 1368- Zhu Yuanzhang defeats the Mongols and establishes the ming dynasty
 * 8) 1369- Timur Lenk seizes power and begins conquests
 * 9) 1392- Yi dynasty is established in Korea
 * 10) 1397- Golden Pavilion built in Japan