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c. 1040
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A compass is a device that shows the cardinal directions used for navigation and geographic orientation. It typically consists of a magnetized needle or another element, such as a compass card or compass rose, that pivots to align itself with magnetic north. Other methods may be used, including gyroscopes, magnetometers, and GPS receivers.

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Earlier and later events nearby

  1. AD 618Founding of the Tang dynasty
  2. AD 629–645Xuanzang's journey to India
  3. AD 960Founding of the Song dynasty
  4. c. 1040CompassThis page
  5. c. 1040Bi Sheng invents movable type
  6. 1127Jingkang incident
  7. 2019–2023COVID-19 pandemic

Who ruled this land

States that held this place in the historical borders data (Cliopatria). Years are approximate, as fine as the data's snapshots (every few years to a century). Tap to open the map for that year.

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  1. 1600–1100 BCShang dynasty
  2. 1000–800 BCZhou dynasty
  3. 750–500 BCCai
  4. 450–400 BCZheng
  5. 350–250 BCChu
  6. 200 BC – AD 1Han dynasty
  7. AD 25Xin dynasty
  8. AD 50–175Han dynasty
  9. AD 200–250Cao Wei
  10. AD 275–300Jin dynasty
  11. AD 325Han Zhao
  12. AD 350Later Zhao
  13. AD 375Former Qin
  14. AD 400Later Qin
  15. AD 425Jin dynasty
  16. AD 450Liu Song dynasty
  17. AD 475–525Northern Wei
  18. AD 550Eastern Wei
  19. AD 575Northern Qi
  1. AD 600Sui dynasty
  2. AD 625–900Tang dynasty
  3. AD 925Later Liang dynasty
  4. AD 950Later Han
  5. AD 975–1120Song dynastyThis page
  6. 1140–1220Jin dynasty
  7. 1240–1280Mongol Empire
  8. 1300–1360Yuan dynasty
  9. 1380–1640Ming dynasty
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  1. 1650–1910Qing dynasty
  2. 1912–1914Republic of China
  3. 1916Empire of China
  4. 1918–1928Kuomintang
  5. 1930–1938Republic of China
  6. 1940–1944Empire of Japan
  7. 1946–1948Republic of China
  8. 1950 –China

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