I beat Asoka to Taj Mahal, and start a golden age in 1270 AD.
The empire continues to expand.
I get an engineer in 1305 AD. I will send him to Aksum planning for the Statue of Liberty.
The empire continues to expand.
The barbs help fill in the empire.
I grab the last open spot on the mainland.
I get a prophet in 1370 AD. I trip a golden age. My challenge is to catch up with Asoka. That requires more science multipliers, and they are taking to long to build. He already got liberalism, and I am still working toward education.
I build what will probably be my only offshore colony.
I get an artist in 1425 AD that will be merged into Lalibela.
I complete the Statue of Liberty in 1460 AD. I suspect getting lucky with the Engineer was the difference.
The below is the 1500 AD scoring point. You can tell I still haven't fully recovered from the massive expansion as I am only #2 for GNP.
I pop a scientist in 1540 AD. He is half of my next GA.
I entered the industrial era in 1585 AD.