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Modern East Asian History Timeline
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1. The General Sherman incident occurs; French campaign against Korea ensues - France withdraws
1876
1866
1776
1958
2. Taiping rebellion begins
1987
1997
1850
c. 1918
3. Kim Il Sung begins build-up of North Korean industry: North Korean economy booms
1956
1961
1954
1949
4. Korean War concludes in an armistice
1953
1767
1735
c. 1918
5. The Long March ends; Mao Zedong takes control of the CCP
1936
1722
1989
1966
6. Korean War begins
2002
1950
1998
1921
7. Park Chung Hee kidnaps and tries to murder Kim Dae Jung; fails
1979
1980
1863
1973
8. The Long March begins
1953
1941
1934
1997
9. Syngman Rhee forced to step down as president of South Korea; the Great Leap Forward ends; Liu Shaoqi takes power
1950
1592
1960
1904
10. The KMT purges communists from their ranks; bloodshed ensues in Shanghai
1976
1953
1927
1961
11. Qianglong emperor steps down from power
1960
1901
1799
1945
12. Tiananmen Square Massacre
1989
1927
1966
1953
13. Mao Zedong proclaims the People's Republic of China; the KMT flees to Taiwan
1989
1368
1998
1949
14. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins
1392
1592
1949
1864
15. Syngman Rhee forced to step down as president of South Korea; the Great Leap Forward ends; Liu Shaoqi takes power
1910
2002
1960
1993
16. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan
1926
1854
1999
1980
17. Park Chung Hee takes over South Korea - begins building up industry
1603
1863
1856
1961
18. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor
1966
1876
1971
1897
19. Tiananmen Square Massacre
1953
1989
2002
1957
20. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms
1722
1994
1966
1661
21. Treaty of Tianjin signed - giving foreigners much power in China
1854
1901
1858
1894
22. Qianlong emperor comes to power
1966
1927
1735
1603
23. Mao Zedong proclaims the People's Republic of China; the KMT flees to Taiwan
1644
1979
1949
1955
24. Kangxi emperor comes to power
1897
1661
1979
1911
25. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC
1735
1998
1899
1993
26. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins
1916
1894
1956
1954
27. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded
1926
1955
1941
1927
28. The Gwangwa Treaty signed; Japan takes on big-brother role toward Korea; Perry visits Korea
1598
1876
1392
1973
29. Opium War begins
1839
1767
1911
1951
30. Park Chung Hee takes over South Korea - begins building up industry
1925
1858
1931
1961
31. Russo-Japanese war begins
1976
1994
1904
1987
32. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins
1767
1868
1951
1694
33. The Cultural Revolution begins
1644
1864
1966
1953
34. Tokugawa Shogunate founded
1926
1603
1947
2002
35. First Manchurian invasion of Korea - due to Korean support of the Ming - begins
1694
1987
1627
1392
36. Taiping rebellion ends
1864
1998
1854
1945
37. Nanjing Massacre occurs
1735
1937
1998
1953
38. Nanjing Massacre occurs
1941
1937
1854
1951
39. Korean provisional government founded
1894
c. 1918
1997
1919
40. Shikai proclaims himself emperor - falls from power; the Warlord Period begins
1876
1953
1916
1950
41. Korean War concludes in an armistice
1989
1854
1953
1941
42. Opium War begins
1839
1910
1976
1854
43. Japan begins invasion of Manchuria; ends cultural policy in Korea; Koreans are eventually forced to change their names
1931
1910
1966
1972
44. King Kojong comes to power; the Taewongun is forced out of power
1598
1895
1863
1895
45. Japan begins invasion of Manchuria; ends cultural policy in Korea; Koreans are eventually forced to change their names
2002
1931
1993
1972
46. Boxer rebellion begins
1899
1987
1921
1592
47. Massive protests in South Korea force Chun Doo Hwan to keep his promise and step down
1987
1951
1936
1972
48. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins
1957
1998
1919
1911
49. Kim Il Sung dies
1941
1994
1971
1949
50. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises
1644
1854
1694
1993