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40 BC

40 BC — China: The earliest surviving Chinese record of the treadle-operated tilt hammer appeared

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KoreaThree Kingdoms of Korea 57 BC–660ChinaHan dynasty 206 BC–220JapanYayoi period 300 BC–250United States
  • No events recorded for this year
  • The earliest surviving Chinese record of the treadle-operated tilt hammer appeared.
  • BC42Qiang tribes revolt in the west
  • BC41The state monopoly on salt and iron is restored
  • BC41Han forces (60,000) under Feng Fengshi crush the Qiang rebels
  • BC39Yellow River dikes burst
  • BC38Emperor Yuan of Han deposes Liu Yuan, King of Hejian, disestablishing his kingdom
  • No events recorded for this year

covered from 1607