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Asia

 * The succeeds  as Chinese emperor of the.
 * has the Prince of Hongnong poisoned and installs as emperor.
 * One general slaughters 2,000 s in the palace and takes the emperor captive.

Arts and Sciences

 * publishes his "Treatise on the various temperaments" (aka On the Elements According to ).

Religion

 * succeeds as the fourteenth, the first from.
 * becomes.
 * , who was sent by the bishop of to  to preach, meets with little success.

Births

 * —, younger son of the future
 * — general of the
 * — Chinese general, son of

Deaths

 * , slain by
 * , general of, killed by his foster son,
 * , Han Grand General (assassinated)
 * , 's second wife
 * and the, Chinese emperors of
 * and, Chinese rebels
 * , one of the
 * and the, Chinese emperors of
 * and, Chinese rebels
 * , one of the

Fictional references

 * The, between the Imperial forces of and the coalition forces commanded by , takes place in the novel .