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1550: The Mongol chieftain Altan Khan burned and looted the Ming capital Beijing and its suburbs. 1553: The Ming capital Beijing was expanded to the south, increasing its size from 10 to 12 square kilometres (4 to 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 square miles). 1554: The Luso-Chinese agreement (1554) for Macau is made between the Kingdom of Portugal and the Ming ...
There are several types of timeline articles. Historical timelines show the significant historical events and developments for a specific topic, over the course of centuries or millennia. Graphical timelines provide a visual representation for the timespan of multiple events that have a particular duration, over the course of centuries or ...
Year 1550 was a common year starting on Wednesday ... Altan Khan crosses the Great Wall of China and besieges Beijing, burning the suburbs. [20]
Between roughly 1550 and 1800, China proper experienced a second commercial revolution, developing naturally from the first commercial revolution during the Song, which saw the emergence of long-distance inter-regional trade of luxury goods.
1550: 1 October: Altan Khan pillages the suburbs of Beijing [25] 6 October: Ming forces are defeated by Mongols [26] 1552: April: Ming forces are defeated by Mongols north of Datong [27] 1557: Daraisung Guden Khan is succeeded by his son, Tümen Zasagt Khan [28] winter: Sengge, son of Altan Khan, lays siege to a garrison near Datong [29] 1566
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The population history of China covers the long-term pattern of population growth in China and its impact on the history of China. The population went through many cycles that generally reached peaks along each imperial power and was decimated due to wars and barbarian invasions.
15th-century Chinese people (2 C, 20 P) Pages in category "15th century in China" ... Timeline of the Ming dynasty; Yunnan under Ming rule; B. Battle of Kherlen;