Early Modern East Asia: Key Leaders and Imperial Rule
List of People: East Asia
During the early modern era, dynamic leaders transformed East Asia. China's Yongle Emperor built the Forbidden City and expanded global influence through Zheng He's voyages, while Kangxi later solidified Qing rule and expanded imperial borders. In Japan, Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu ended feudal chaos, establishing two and a half centuries of peace under the Tokugawa shogunate.<br>(383 characters including spaces / 324 characters excl
People
Birth Death Origin Age (Death)
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1311
1328
1360
1367
1371
1378
1397
1399
1417
1427
1457
1470
1482
1488
1528
1539
1542
1552
1552
1556
1559
1563
1564
1575
1584
1591
1592
1595
1606
1606
1611
1612
1612
1623
1623
1624
1638
1654
1661
1678
1694
1711
1752
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Timeline
Category
Element
Year
East Asia
1103
Birth of Yue Fei (Location: Tangyin County, Anyang City, Henan Province, China)
Birth of Jo Gwang-jo (Location: Seoul, South Korea (listed as Hanseong at the time in some sources; some list present-day Yongin, Gyeonggi-do as birth place))
Birth of Johann Adam Schall von Bell (Location: Cologne, Germany, or nearby Lüftelberg (part of present-day Meckenheim))
1592
Birth of Hong Taiji (Location: Xinbin Manchu Autonomous County, Fushun City, Liaoning Province, China (near the former Hetu Ala))
1595
Birth of Injo (Location: Haeju, South Korea (present-day South Hwanghae Province; birth place was the residence of Prince Jeongwon at the time))
1606
Birth of Zhang Xianzhong (Location: The area around Dingbian County, Yulin City, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China (believed to be the location of Liushujian at the time))
Birth of Li Zicheng (Location: Near Mizhi County, Yulin City, Shaanxi Province, China (Lijiachengzhai, belonging to Yan'an Prefecture in the Ming era))
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