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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. Qianlong emperor comes to power






2. Shikai proclaims himself emperor - falls from power; the Warlord Period begins






3. Chinese constitution amended; the office of president created in order to preclude future personality cults






4. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






5. King Kojong comes to power; the Taewongun is forced out of power






6. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






7. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






8. The Long March begins






9. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






10. Korean War concludes in an armistice






11. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






12. Japan bombs Pearl Harbor; begins war with United States






13. Japan begins invasion of Manchuria; ends cultural policy in Korea; Koreans are eventually forced to change their names






14. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






15. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






16. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






17. The General Sherman incident occurs; French campaign against Korea ensues - France withdraws






18. Kim Dae Jung becomes president of South Korea - begins Sunshine policy






19. The Long March begins






20. The Three/Five Anti Campaign begins with the goal of clearing corruption out of the PRC






21. Korean Communist Party founded in a secret meeting in Seoul






22. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






23. The KMT purges communists from their ranks; bloodshed ensues in Shanghai






24. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






25. Choson Dynasty founded






26. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






27. Mao and Zhou Enlai die; Hua Goufeng takes power; the Gang of Four arrested; the Cultural Revolution ends






28. Communist Part of China founded






29. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






30. The United States expedition against Korea begins






31. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






32. King Kojong forced to abdicate: Choson dynasty ends; Korea officially becomes a Japanese colony






33. Korean provisional government founded






34. King Kojong forced to abdicate: Choson dynasty ends; Korea officially becomes a Japanese colony






35. Ming Dynasty founded






36. Second Opium War begins






37. The Cultural Revolution begins






38. Kangxi emperor comes to power






39. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






40. The KMT purges communists from their ranks; bloodshed ensues in Shanghai






41. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






42. Nixon visits China; Sino-American relations begin to thaw






43. Gwangju massacre occurs; Chun Doo Hwan visits Ronald Reagan






44. Tiananmen Square Massacre






45. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






46. Japan bombs Pearl Harbor; begins war with United States






47. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






48. Japan begins invasion of Manchuria; ends cultural policy in Korea; Koreans are eventually forced to change their names






49. Tiananmen Square Massacre






50. New - U.S. created Japanese constitution ratified