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1 — China: Earliest extant blast furnaces

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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
  • 3고구려가 졸본에서 국내성으로 천도
  • Earliest extant blast furnaces
  • The first model of a stern-mounted rudder was produced.
  • BC1August — Emperor Ai of Han dies and is succeeded by Liu JIzi (posthumously Emperor Ping of Han
  • BC1Ai's young cousin Emperor Ping of Han was appointed emperor of the Han dynasty, with Wang Mang acting as regent.
  • BC1Ai died.
  • 2A census counted fifty-nine million people in the Han empire.
  • 3The Yellow River floods and changes course
  • 3Ping established a national school system. Ban Biao, first author of the Book of Han, is born.
  • No events recorded for this year

covered from 1607