Silk
- Period
- c. 2700 BC
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Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven or knitted into textiles. The protein fiber of silk is composed mainly of fibroin (75-80%) and a smaller coating of sericin (20-25%). It is most commonly produced from the cocoons of certain insect larvae. The best-known silk is obtained from the cocoons of the larvae of the mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori, which are reared in captivity (sericulture).
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Earlier and later events nearby
- c. 2700 BCSilkThis page
- AD 589Sui reunifies China
- AD 605–610Construction of the Grand Canal
- 1368Founding of the Ming dynasty
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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- 1000–800 BCZhou dynasty
- 750–550 BCWu
- 500–350 BCYue
- 300–250 BCChu
- 200 BC – AD 1Han dynasty
- AD 25Xin dynasty
- AD 50–200Han dynasty
- AD 225–275Eastern Wu
- AD 300–425Jin dynasty
- AD 450–475Liu Song dynasty
- AD 500Southern Qi
- AD 525–550Liang dynasty
- AD 575Chen dynasty
- AD 600–625Sui dynasty
- AD 650–900Tang dynasty
- AD 925–975Wuyue
- 1000–1260Song dynasty
- 1280Mongol Empire
- 1300–1360Yuan dynasty
- 1380–1640Ming dynasty
- 1650Southern Ming dynasty
- 1660–1910Qing dynasty
- 1912–1914Republic of China
- 1916Empire of China