of King Gojong. By the 16th century, Asian economies under the Ming dynasty and Mughal Bengal were stimulated by trade with the Portuguese, the Spanish, and the Dutch, while Japan engaged in the Nanban trade after the arrival of the first European Portuguese during the Azuchi–Momoyama period. Meanwhile in Southeast Asia, the Toungoo Empire along with Ayutthaya experienced a golden age and ruled a large extent of Mainland Southeast Asia, with the Nguyen and Trinh lords de facto ruling the south and north of present day Vietnam respectively, whereas the Mataram Sultanate was the dominant power in Maritime Southeast Asian. The early modern period experienced an influx of European traders and missionaries into the region. Significant events The modern era includes the early period, called the early modern period, which lasted from 1450 to around 1800 (most often 1815). Particular facets of early modernity include: The rise of the Ottoman Empire The Reformation and Counter-Reformation The Sengoku and Sakoku period The Spanish Reconquista The Age of Discovery Influence of Mughal politics and culture over India The spread of Islam in Indonesia The Columbian exchange and European colonization of the Americas The Atlantic slave trade The rise of mercantilism and capitalism The Golden Age of Piracy Stagnation of the Ottoman Empire High Qing period Important events in the early modern period include: The spread of the printing press () Independence and influence of the Deccan Sultanates (1490–1687) Ottoman–Persian Wars (1519–1823) The Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) and the Peace of Westphalia (1648) in Europe Transition from Ming to Qing (1618–1683) The English Civil War (1642–1651), the Glorious Revolution (1688–1689), and the union of Great Britain (1707) Mughal–Maratha Wars (1680–1707) The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) in Europe and North America Development of the Watt steam engine (1763–1775) The American War of Independence from the British Empire (1775–1783) The French Revolution (1789–1799) and the Napoleonic Wars in Europe (1803–1815) The Congress of Vienna at the end of the Napoleonic Wars Latin American wars of independence () East Asia In Early Modern times, the major nations of East Asia attempted to pursue a course of Isolationism from the outside world but this policy was not always enforced uniformly or successfully. However, by the end of the Early Modern Period, China, Korea and Japan were mostly closed and disinterested to Europeans, even while trading relationships grew in port cities such as Guangzhou and Dejima. Chinese dynasties