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Anawrahta founds the Pagan Empire
Anawrahta takes the throne at Pagan, going on to unify the Irrawaddy valley and establish Theravada Buddhism in Burma.
DynastyReligion· Myanmar
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Wujing Zongyao records gunpowder formulas
The military compendium Wujing Zongyao contains the earliest surviving written formulas for gunpowder.
TechnologyScienceWar· China
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The Ghana Empire in West Africa
The Soninke Ghana Empire (Wagadu) flourished in what is now Mauritania and Mali, growing rich from control of the trans-Saharan gold and salt trade.
DynastyEconomy· Mauritania, Mali