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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. Boxer rebellion begins






2. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






3. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






4. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






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






6. The Long March ends; Mao Zedong takes control of the CCP






7. Taiping rebellion ends






8. Taiping rebellion ends






9. Japan surrenders; World War II ends; Korea divided; Japan occupied






10. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






11. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






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






13. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






14. Kangxi emperor comes to power






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






16. Communist Part of China founded






17. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






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






19. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






20. Opium War begins






21. Syngman Rhee forced to step down as president of South Korea; the Great Leap Forward ends; Liu Shaoqi takes power






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






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






24. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






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






26. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






27. Park Chung Hee assassinated; Chun Doo Hwan seizes control of Korea






28. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






29. Korean provisional government founded






30. Korean War begins






31. The Cultural Revolution begins






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






33. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






34. Park Chung Hee assassinated; Chun Doo Hwan seizes control of Korea






35. The Great Leap Forward Begins






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






37. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






38. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






39. Tiananmen Square Massacre






40. Opium War begins






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






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






43. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






44. Choson Dynasty founded






45. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






46. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






47. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






48. Ming Dynasty founded






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






50. Russo-Japanese war begins