First emperor of Japan, perhaps Jimmu, comes into power
Whether myth, or based on a real early or even first ruler of Japan, Jimmu has an honored place in Japanese tradition.
2nd Century B.C.E.
The Kingdom of Funan thrives in Southeast Asia
Funan or Nokor Phnom was the name given by Chinese cartographers, geographers and writers to an ancient Indianised state—or, rather a loose network of states —located in mainland Southeast Asia centered on the Mekong Delta that existed from the first to sixth century CE.
Humans invent glassblowing, perhaps in modern-day Iran
The earliest evidence of glassblowing was found in Chogha Zanbil, where many glass bottles were found in the excavations of the 2nd millennium B.C.E. site
The ancient Chinese invent the multi-tube seed drill
This multi-tube seed drill has been credited with giving China an efficient food production system that allowed it to support its large population for millennia.
The first city-states in modern-day Myanmar emerge
The city-states were founded as part of the southward migration by the Tibeto-Burman-speaking Pyu people, the earliest inhabitants of Myanmar of whom records are extant.