1841.
No.
Reign.
Chronology of the Chinese.
27. THE MING DYNASTY.
Year
A. D.
of Cycle.
1368 66: 45
Cotemporary Events.
167
Timur on the throne of Samarkand. William Occam, Peter Apono, Wiclif,
1398 67: 15 and Chancer flourish.
Henry V. succeeds his father Henry IV,
1403 67:20 1413.
67: 42
67: 53
Constantinople is besieged by Amurath II., the Turkish emperor, 1422.
Cosmo de Medici recalled from banish- ment, and rise of that family at Florence, 1434.
Glass first manufactured in England, 1457. The arts of engraving and etching
1457 68: 14 invented, 1459.
68:22
1
30
2 5
3
22
4
1
1425
5
10
1426
67: 43
6
21
1436
7
8
8 23
1465
9
18
1488
10
16
1506
11
45
12
6
13
47
14
1
15 7
16 16
68: 45
The Cape of Good Hope discovered. Shillings were first coined in England, 1505.
Edict of Worms proscribing Luther and his adherents, 1521. The pope taken 69: 03 prisoner, 1527.
Huguenots, i. e. 'the allied by oath,' first 1522 69 19 so called, 1560; massacre of them at
1567
Paris, 1572.
70: 04 The Turks invade and ravage Russia,
1575.
1573 70: 10 A British colony established in Virginia, 1614; and an English settlement made at 162070: 57 Madras, 1620.
1621 70:58 War commenced by England against France in favor of distressed French pro-
162871:05 [testants, 1627.
talents; and the people of the empire being roused by the hope of rank and nobility, the human intellect at once rose above mediocri- ty. At this time they had fire-chariots, fire umbrellas, &c.
Again the historian says: 'In the 3d year of Keätsing, people came in foreign vessels to Macao, and affirmed that, having encoun- tered a gale of wind, their ships were leaky: it was desired, that Macao, on the coast, might be allowed them to dry their goods,' Hence originated the foreign settlement.