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Old 02-24-2023, 09:07 AM
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China during the Han dynasty were the kings of the ocean, making great leaps and bounds, maybe even discovering the americas (but failing to map or record it), then the Qing dynasty emporer said naaa sailing is for losers... Haha if they continued, Aussies, north america and south africa coulda been speaking chinese. .
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Han Dynasty (206BC-220AD) possibly discovered/visited Nth America and sth Africa. Invented paper, metalurgy and astronomy improvements.
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Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) gave up sailing the worlds oceans, deteriorated into poverty in 1800 due to revolts and external pressure. Sounds familiar...
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Sounds like they failed.

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