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Directories & Chronicles 香港指南 All

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.

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