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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






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






3. Second Opium War begins






4. The Great Leap Forward Begins






5. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






6. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






7. Opium War begins






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Taiping rebellion ends






16. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






17. Choson Dynasty founded






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






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






20. Korean provisional government founded






21. The Great Leap Forward Begins






22. The Long March begins






23. Queen Min Assassinated






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






25. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






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






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






28. Ming Dynasty founded






29. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






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






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






32. Ming Dynasty founded






33. Tiananmen Square Massacre






34. Opium War begins






35. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






36. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






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






38. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






39. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






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






41. Taiping rebellion ends






42. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






43. Communist Part of China founded






44. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






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






46. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






47. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






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






49. Korean War concludes in an armistice






50. Nanjing Massacre occurs







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