41 BC
41 BC — China: The state monopoly on salt and iron is restored
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| KoreaThree Kingdoms of Korea 57 BC–660 | ChinaHan dynasty 206 BC–220 | JapanYayoi period 300 BC–250 | United States |
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- No events recorded for this year
| - The state monopoly on salt and iron is restored
- Han forces (60,000) under Feng Fengshi crush the Qiang rebels
- BC42Qiang tribes revolt in the west
- BC40The earliest surviving Chinese record of the treadle-operated tilt hammer appeared.
- BC39Yellow River dikes burst
| - No events recorded for this year
| covered from 1607 |