- 1167-1227: Genghis Khan.
- 1215-1294: Kublai Khan
- 1300-1368: White Lotus Society, White Cloud Society and Red Turbans lead rebellions against Mongol rule.
- 1368-1398: Zhu Yuanzhang, Hung Wu emperor, reigns.
- 1405: The first voyage of Zheng He's Treasure Fleet.
- 1522: Single-Whip Reforms.
- 1549: Francis Xavier, Jesuit missionary, attempts to enter China.
- 1628: Famine; rebellion led by Li Zicheng.
- 1644: Li Zicheng captures Beijing; Li Zicheng is defeated by the Manzhou under Wu Sangui.
- 1661-1722: Reign of Kang Xi.
- 1699: The British East India Company establishes a trading post in Canton.
- 1723-1736: Reign of Yong Zheng.
- 1736-1795: Reign of Qian Long.
- 1816: Lord Amherst of England's embassy is unsuccessful.
- 1839-1842: The First Opium War.
- 1851-1862: Xian Feng is emperor.
- 1850-1864: Hong Xiuchuan leads the Taiping Rebellion.
- 1862-1875: Tong Zhi Restoration.
- 1894-1895: Sino-Japanese War.
- 1898-1900: Boxer Rebellion.
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