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according to law Establishment of the Hapsburg dynasty that continued to rule Austria till T IMELINE - II T HEMES IN W ORLD H ISTORY DATES - BCE - - CE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ASIA Han empire in China, development of the Silk Route from Asia to Europe Jesus Christ in Judaea, a province of the Roman empire, Roman invasion of Arabia ( ) Paper invented in China ( ), development of the first seismograph ( ) End of Han empire ( ), Sasanid rule in Persia ( ) Tea at the royal court, China ( ), use of the magnetic compass, China ( ) Chinese start using stirrups while riding horses * Buddhism introduced in Japan ( ) Grand canal to transport grain built in China( - ), by , , workers over years. The Tang dynasty in China ( ) Prophet Muhammad goes to Medina, the beginning of the Hijri era ( ) Collapse of the Sasanian empire ( ) The Umayyad caliphate ( - ) A branch of the Umayyads conquers Spain, Tang dynasty established in China. Abbasid caliphate established and Baghdad becomes a major cultural and commercial centre Khmer state founded in Cambodia ( ) The first printed book, China ( ) Use of paper money in China Ibn Sina, a Persian doctor, writes a medical text that is followed for centuries Establishment of the Turkish empire by Alp Arslan ( ) First recorded display of fireworks in China Angkor empire, Cambodia, at its height ( ), temple complex at Angkor Wat Genghis Khan consolidates power ( ) Qubilai Khan, grandson of Genghis, becomes emperor of China SOUTH ASIA Bactrian Greeks and Shakas establish kingdoms in the northwest, the rise of the Satavahanas in the Deccan Growing trade between South Asia, Southeast and East Asia, and Europe The establishment of Kushana state in the north west and Central Asia The establishment of the Gupta * dynasty ( ) Fa Xian travels from China to India ( ) Aryabhata, astronomer and mathematician Chalukya temples in Badami and Aihole Xuan Zang travels from China to