Timeline (Teikoku Nippon)

Before 1000 C.E.

 * 112 C.E., Japanese Scientists, when trying to create ___ had accidentally invented Gunpowder
 * 709: A Japanese general, Kobo Taishi, studying the properties of Gunpowder, figured out that it could be used for weaponry, namely Flaming and Explosive arrows, leading to a major military advantage over their neighbours.
 * 738: The Emperor, Shōmu, orders an invasion of Korea, taking most of modern day South Korea in the Wars of Japanese Expansion

1000-1300

 * 1000: Japanese Expansions into Korea End, now having ownership of the entire peninsula.
 * 1002: Emperor Ichijō organizes colonization into Siberia
 * 1021: The Korean Revolt, begins, leading to a temporary end to colonization and Korea's high autonomy within the Empire.
 * 1173: The Sino-Japanese War begins, considered to be the deadliest war in Japan before contact with Europeans
 * 1188: The Mongols conquer Manchuria while the Chinese are occupied in the Sino-Japanese War
 * 1190: Peace is signed between China and Japan in the Treaty of Haeju
 * 1198: The Mongol tribes visit Korea, getting Gunpowder in exchange for parts of Manchuria


 * 1200: Mongol Empire begins.


 * 1255: Mongols conquer India, making their way to Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
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