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Modern East Asian History Timeline
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1. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor
1864
1926
1897
1993
2. New - U.S. created Japanese constitution ratified
1866
1954
1956
1947
3. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins
1976
1864
1904
1956
4. Korean War begins
1977
1661
1950
1957
5. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins
1953
1735
1951
1894
6. Japan begins invasion of Manchuria; ends cultural policy in Korea; Koreans are eventually forced to change their names
1931
1661
1972
1945
7. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor
1957
1980
1661
1897
8. Korean Communist Party founded in a secret meeting in Seoul
1982
2002
1776
1925
9. Treaty of Tianjin signed - giving foreigners much power in China
1858
1955
1661
1856
10. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins
1368
2002
1868
1931
11. Yongjo becomes king of Korea
1927
1934
1694
1894
12. Qianlong emperor comes to power
1953
1735
1850
1793
13. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan
1911
1899
1854
1776
14. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders
1767
1925
1894
1627
15. Yongjo becomes king of Korea
1956
1866
1694
1603
16. King Kojong comes to power; the Taewongun is forced out of power
1951
1863
1919
1960
17. Jiang Zemin steps down; Hu Jintao becomes paramount leader of the PRC
1868
2002
1951
1955
18. Syngman Rhee forced to step down as president of South Korea; the Great Leap Forward ends; Liu Shaoqi takes power
1936
1960
1368
1957
19. Korean War concludes in an armistice
1953
1776
1994
1603
20. The United States expedition against Korea begins
1592
1876
1871
1993
21. Nixon visits China; Sino-American relations begin to thaw
2002
1976
1972
1937
22. Tokugawa Shogunate founded
1934
1603
1592
1899
23. Massive protests in South Korea force Chun Doo Hwan to keep his promise and step down
1392
c. 1918
1987
1926
24. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises
1926
1644
1976
1971
25. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins
1592
1999
1897
1979
26. Kangxi emperor comes to power
1858
1941
1368
1661
27. First Manchurian invasion of Korea - due to Korean support of the Ming - begins
1999
1953
1627
2002
28. Tiananmen Square Massacre
1989
1979
1921
1661
29. Kim Il Sung dies
1863
1955
1994
1956
30. Park Chung Hee assassinated; Chun Doo Hwan seizes control of Korea
2002
1979
1603
1951
31. Park Chung Hee takes over South Korea - begins building up industry
1661
1961
1958
1982
32. Chiang Kai Shek begins reunification of China; defeats many warlords
1958
1926
1694
1735
33. New - U.S. created Japanese constitution ratified
1947
1954
1951
1931
34. Mao Zedong proclaims the People's Republic of China; the KMT flees to Taiwan
1839
c. 1918
1949
1998
35. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king
1958
1936
1953
1776
36. Chinese constitution amended; the office of president created in order to preclude future personality cults
1919
1982
1950
1926
37. Mao and Zhou Enlai die; Hua Goufeng takes power; the Gang of Four arrested; the Cultural Revolution ends
1960
1955
1976
1926
38. Communist Part of China founded
1921
1926
1899
1910
39. The Three/Five Anti Campaign begins with the goal of clearing corruption out of the PRC
1994
1951
1864
1799
40. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins
1868
1966
1953
1955
41. Japan bombs Pearl Harbor; begins war with United States
1856
1954
1941
1936
42. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea
1661
1598
1901
1858
43. Nixon visits China; Sino-American relations begin to thaw
1934
1911
1982
1972
44. Taiping rebellion ends
1894
1864
1937
1866
45. Qing Dynasty falls - Yuan Shikai becomes president of China
1858
1911
1954
1854
46. Taiping rebellion begins
1941
1979
1850
1936
47. The KMT purges communists from their ranks; bloodshed ensues in Shanghai
1839
1927
1767
1993
48. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded
1661
1989
1997
1955
49. Korean provisional government founded
1987
1919
1897
1776
50. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'
1956
c. 1918
1950
1858