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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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






2. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






3. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






4. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






5. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






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






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






8. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






9. Korean provisional government founded






10. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






11. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






12. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






13. Queen Min Assassinated






14. The Cultural Revolution begins






15. Mao Zedong proclaims the People's Republic of China; the KMT flees to Taiwan






16. Massive protests in South Korea force Chun Doo Hwan to keep his promise and step down






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






18. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






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






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






21. Choson Dynasty founded






22. The Gwangwa Treaty signed; Japan takes on big-brother role toward Korea; Perry visits Korea






23. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






24. Ming Dynasty founded






25. Hua ousted; Deng Xiaoping becomes Paramount leader of the PRC; discontinues Maoist policies






26. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






27. Asian financial crisis begins in Thailand; Hong Kong transfers back to China






28. Treaty of Tianjin signed - giving foreigners much power in China






29. Mao Zedong proclaims the People's Republic of China; the KMT flees to Taiwan






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






31. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






32. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






33. Massive protests in South Korea force Chun Doo Hwan to keep his promise and step down






34. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






35. Kangxi emperor comes to power






36. Jiang Zemin steps down; Hu Jintao becomes paramount leader of the PRC






37. First Manchurian invasion of Korea - due to Korean support of the Ming - begins






38. Kim Il Sung begins build-up of North Korean industry: North Korean economy booms






39. Park Chung Hee kidnaps and tries to murder Kim Dae Jung; fails






40. Korean War concludes in an armistice






41. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






42. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






43. Qing Dynasty falls - Yuan Shikai becomes president of China






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






45. Qianlong emperor comes to power






46. Tiananmen Square Massacre






47. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






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






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






50. Opium War begins