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Modern East Asian History Timeline
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1. Park Chung Hee takes over South Korea - begins building up industry
1722
1961
1980
1627
2. Korean War begins
1951
1871
1661
1950
3. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor
1971
1947
1627
1897
4. Qianlong emperor comes to power
1998
1735
1926
1722
5. Opium War begins
1839
1945
1854
1950
6. Russo-Japanese war begins
1904
1994
1937
1921
7. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins
2002
1894
1644
1868
8. The KMT purges communists from their ranks; bloodshed ensues in Shanghai
1876
1927
1949
1954
9. Mao Zedong proclaims the People's Republic of China; the KMT flees to Taiwan
1949
1977
1945
1936
10. Hua ousted; Deng Xiaoping becomes Paramount leader of the PRC; discontinues Maoist policies
1977
1966
1603
1921
11. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins
1927
1956
1994
1941
12. First Manchurian invasion of Korea - due to Korean support of the Ming - begins
1627
1998
1856
1980
13. The Great Leap Forward Begins
1916
1694
1958
1392
14. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king
1592
1776
1661
1910
15. Kangxi emperor comes to power
1722
1661
1961
1954
16. Syngman Rhee forced to step down as president of South Korea; the Great Leap Forward ends; Liu Shaoqi takes power
1894
1949
1960
1722
17. Yongjo becomes king of Korea
1694
1972
1919
1960
18. Choson Dynasty founded
1627
1392
1901
1776
19. The United States expedition against Korea begins
1368
1871
1972
1973
20. Korean War concludes in an armistice
1972
1953
1850
1863
21. Nixon visits China; Sino-American relations begin to thaw
1392
1876
1392
1972
22. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins
1998
1894
1960
1926
23. Korean War concludes in an armistice
1956
1953
1994
1858
24. The Cultural Revolution begins
1966
1793
1953
1767
25. The Gwangwa Treaty signed; Japan takes on big-brother role toward Korea; Perry visits Korea
1864
1871
1994
1876
26. Russo-Japanese war begins
1998
1955
1921
1904
27. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins
1368
1694
1980
1868
28. Shikai proclaims himself emperor - falls from power; the Warlord Period begins
1916
1926
1950
1950
29. Korean Communist Party founded in a secret meeting in Seoul
1735
1956
2002
1925
30. Mao Zedong proclaims the People's Republic of China; the KMT flees to Taiwan
1954
1722
1949
2002
31. Taiping rebellion ends
1598
1722
1864
1722
32. Qianglong emperor steps down from power
1994
1945
1799
1926
33. Ming Dynasty founded
1368
1854
1998
1961
34. King Kojong comes to power; the Taewongun is forced out of power
1368
1980
1998
1863
35. Asian financial crisis begins in Thailand; Hong Kong transfers back to China
1997
1368
1973
1961
36. Treaty of Tianjin signed - giving foreigners much power in China
1987
1994
1858
1592
37. Chiang Kai Shek begins reunification of China; defeats many warlords
1926
1910
1793
1987
38. Japan bombs Pearl Harbor; begins war with United States
1941
1979
1949
1897
39. Japan surrenders; World War II ends; Korea divided; Japan occupied
1945
1976
1950
1947
40. Japan surrenders; World War II ends; Korea divided; Japan occupied
1998
1945
1947
1916
41. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders
1951
1953
1916
1767
42. Qianglong emperor steps down from power
1799
1947
1997
1627
43. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'
c. 1918
1961
1955
1661
44. Kim Dae Jung becomes president of South Korea - begins Sunshine policy
1989
1998
1973
1894
45. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan
1854
1799
1936
1868
46. Massive protests in South Korea force Chun Doo Hwan to keep his promise and step down
1904
1955
1793
1987
47. Chinese constitution amended; the office of president created in order to preclude future personality cults
1799
1722
1937
1982
48. Massive protests in South Korea force Chun Doo Hwan to keep his promise and step down
1941
1793
1987
1592
49. The Great Leap Forward Begins
1958
1957
1895
1767
50. Tiananmen Square Massacre
1392
1971
1989
1961