700 ⟶ Rise of Wet-Field Rice Cultivation and Trade Networks
Wet-field rice cultivation, small towns and kingdoms flouris...
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💸 First Issuance of Chinese Paper Money
🌾 Rise of Wet-Field Rice Cultivation and Trade Networks
Wet-field rice cultivation, small towns and kingdoms flourish. Trade links are established with China and India.⟶
AgricultureTradeEconomyMonarchyEconomic Development
China
India💱 First Paper Money in Sichuan, China
– The world's first paper-printed money can be traced back to the year 1024, in Sichuan province of Song dynasty China. The Chinese government would step in and overtake this trend, issuing the central government's official banknote in the 1120s.⟶
CurrencyEconomySong DynastyTradeFinanceGovernment
China🚢 Quanzhou Establishes Maritime Trade Tax Office
a new office at the Chinese international seaport of Quanzhou is established to handle and regulate taxes and tariffs on all mercantile transactions of foreign goods coming from Africa, Arabia, India, Sri Lanka, Persia, and South East Asia.⟶
TradeTaxationMaritimeSong DynastyTariffsInternational TradeEconomySilk Road
China🏘️ Founding of Kohra Estate by Babu Himmat Sah
Kohra (estate) was founded by Babu Himmat Sah.⟶
Land OwnershipAgricultureIndian HistoryEconomic Development
India💰 East India Company Begins Opium Smuggling in Bengal
East India Company starts operations in Bengal to smuggle opium into China.⟶
East India CompanyBritish EmpireColonialismBengalTradeImperialism
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