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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






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






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






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






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






6. Second Opium War begins






7. Boxer rebellion begins






8. Kangxi emperor comes to power






9. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






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






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






12. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






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






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






15. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






16. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






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






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






19. Russo-Japanese war begins






20. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






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






22. Opium War begins






23. Boxer rebellion begins






24. Communist Part of China founded






25. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






26. Korean provisional government founded






27. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






28. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






29. Taiping rebellion ends






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






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






32. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






33. Kim Dae Jung becomes president of South Korea - begins Sunshine policy






34. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






35. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






36. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






37. Taiping rebellion begins






38. Qianlong emperor comes to power






39. New - U.S. created Japanese constitution ratified






40. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






41. Chiang Kai Shek begins reunification of China; defeats many warlords






42. The United States expedition against Korea begins






43. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






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






45. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






46. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






47. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






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






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






50. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins