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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






2. Korean provisional government founded






3. Communist Part of China founded






4. Choson Dynasty founded






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






6. Kangxi emperor comes to power






7. Park Chung Hee takes over South Korea - begins building up industry






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






9. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






10. Nanjing Massacre occurs






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






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






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






14. Korean War concludes in an armistice






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






16. Second Opium War begins






17. The Long March begins






18. Taiping rebellion ends






19. Kangxi emperor comes to power






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






21. The United States expedition against Korea begins






22. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






23. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






24. Queen Min Assassinated






25. Korean War begins






26. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






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






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






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






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






31. Kim Il Sung dies






32. The Cultural Revolution begins






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






34. Korean War concludes in an armistice






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






36. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






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






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






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






40. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






41. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






42. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






43. Korean War begins






44. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






45. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






46. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






47. The United States expedition against Korea begins






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






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






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