Editing Timeline of Chinese history (section)

== 15th century ==
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| valign="top" | 1402 || 13 July || ''[[Jingnan Campaign]]'': Forces loyal to the [[Jianwen Emperor]]'s uncle the [[Yongle Emperor]] entered the capital [[Nanjing]] and burned the imperial palace with the Jianwen Emperor inside.
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| rowspan="2" valign="top" | 1405 || 11 July || ''[[Treasure voyages]]'': The [[Yongle Emperor]] ordered a fleet of [[Chinese treasure ship]]s under the command of the [[admiral]] [[Zheng He]] to reestablish tributary relationships with states in the [[South China Sea]] and Indian Ocean.
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| || The [[Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum]] was completed.
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| 1406 || || Construction began on the [[Forbidden City]] and [[Beijing city fortifications]].
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| rowspan="2" valign="top" | 1407 || 10 April || The [[Kagyu]] ''[[karmapa]]'' [[Deshin Shekpa, 5th Karmapa Lama]] arrived at the [[Ming dynasty|Ming]] capital [[Nanjing]].
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| 16 June || ''[[Ming–Hồ War]]'': [[Ming dynasty|Ming]] forces captured the [[Hồ dynasty|Hồ]] king [[Hồ Hán Thương]].
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| 1408 || || The ''[[Yongle Encyclopedia]]'' was completed.
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| 1415 || || Restoration work on the [[Grand Canal (China)|Grand Canal]] was completed.
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| rowspan="2" valign="top" | 1420 || || Construction of the [[Forbidden City]] and [[Beijing city fortifications]] was completed.  The [[Yongle Emperor]] moved the [[Ming dynasty|Ming]] capital from [[Nanjing]] to Beijing.
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| || The [[Ming tombs]] were built.
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| rowspan="2" valign="top" | 1424 || 12 August || The [[Yongle Emperor]] died.
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| 7 September || The [[Yongle Emperor]]'s son the [[Hongxi Emperor]] became [[emperor of China|emperor]] of the [[Ming dynasty]].
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| rowspan="2" valign="top" | 1425 || 29 May || The [[Hongxi Emperor]] died, probably from a heart attack.
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| 27 June || The [[Hongxi Emperor]]'s son the [[Xuande Emperor]] became [[emperor of China|emperor]] of the [[Ming dynasty]].
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| 1427 || || [[Shen Zhou]] was born.
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| 1431 || || [[Ming dynasty|Ming]] recognized the [[Lê dynasty]] as a [[tributary state]].
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| rowspan="2" valign="top" | 1435 || 31 January || The [[Xuande Emperor]] died.
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| 7 February || The [[Xuande Emperor]]'s son the [[Zhengtong Emperor]] became [[emperor of China|emperor]] of the [[Ming dynasty]].
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| 1443 || || The [[Zhihua Temple]] was built.
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| 1446 || || The [[Precious Belt Bridge]] was rebuilt.
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| rowspan="2" valign="top" | 1449 || 1 September || ''[[Tumu Crisis]]'': A [[Four Oirat]] force defeated a vastly superior [[Ming dynasty|Ming]] army at Tumu in modern [[Huailai County]] and captured the [[Zhengtong Emperor]].
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| 22 September || The [[Zhengtong Emperor]]'s brother the [[Jingtai Emperor]] became [[emperor of China|emperor]] of the [[Ming dynasty]].
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| 1457 || 11 February || The [[Zhengtong Emperor]] overthrew the [[Jingtai Emperor]] in a ''coup'' and took power as the Tianshun Emperor.
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| 1461 || 7 August || ''[[Rebellion of Cao Qin]]'': An uprising of [[Mongols|Mongol]] soldiers in the [[Ming dynasty|Ming]] capital Beijing, led by the [[general officer|general]] Cao Qin, was crushed.
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| rowspan="3" valign="top" | 1464 || 23 February || The [[Zhengtong Emperor]] died.
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| 28 February || The [[Zhengtong Emperor]]'s son the [[Chenghua Emperor]] became [[emperor of China|emperor]] of the [[Ming dynasty]].
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| || The [[Miao people|Miao]] and [[Yao people]]s rebelled against [[Ming dynasty|Ming]] authority in [[Guangxi]].
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| 1473 || || The [[Zhenjue Temple]] was completed.
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| rowspan="2" valign="top" | 1487 || 9 September || The [[Chenghua Emperor]] died.
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| 22 September || The [[Chenghua Emperor]]'s son the [[Hongzhi Emperor]] became [[emperor of China|emperor]] of the [[Ming dynasty]].
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| 1488 || || The [[Joseon]] official [[Choe Bu]] suffered a shipwreck in [[Zhejiang]].
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