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Modern East Asian History Timeline
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1. King Kojong forced to abdicate: Choson dynasty ends; Korea officially becomes a Japanese colony
1904
1950
1945
1910
2. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins
1993
1592
1925
1603
3. The United States expedition against Korea begins
1951
1871
1864
1598
4. Taiping rebellion begins
1956
1976
1850
1966
5. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan
1854
1999
1961
1916
6. Taiping rebellion ends
1945
1864
1958
1871
7. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins
1977
1864
1868
1957
8. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king
1735
1925
1776
1866
9. Mao Zedong proclaims the People's Republic of China; the KMT flees to Taiwan
1941
1949
1921
2002
10. Qianlong emperor comes to power
1937
1392
1735
1994
11. Queen Min Assassinated
1895
1894
1987
1368
12. Gwangju massacre occurs; Chun Doo Hwan visits Ronald Reagan
1980
1722
1937
1592
13. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins
1899
1871
1894
1863
14. Ming Dynasty founded
1953
1368
1999
1997
15. Asian financial crisis begins in Thailand; Hong Kong transfers back to China
1945
1958
1856
1997
16. Korean provisional government founded
1916
1911
1901
1919
17. Yongjo becomes king of Korea
1603
1980
1899
1694
18. Opium War begins
1979
1839
1856
1904
19. Shikai proclaims himself emperor - falls from power; the Warlord Period begins
1916
1661
1989
1941
20. Tokugawa Shogunate founded
1947
1603
1926
1919
21. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins
1927
1899
1592
1945
22. Kim Il Sung dies
1994
1987
1776
1989
23. Ming Dynasty founded
1956
1931
1916
1368
24. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion
1871
1921
1850
1901
25. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'
1694
1971
1976
c. 1918
26. Tiananmen Square Massacre
1957
1989
1949
1603
27. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms
1936
1989
1722
1961
28. Kim Dae Jung becomes president of South Korea - begins Sunshine policy
1919
1998
1971
1966
29. Korean Communist Party founded in a secret meeting in Seoul
1934
1925
1949
1941
30. The Long March ends; Mao Zedong takes control of the CCP
1936
1910
1937
2002
31. Park Chung Hee takes over South Korea - begins building up industry
1993
1961
1976
1999
32. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing
1916
1793
1868
1910
33. Jiang Zemin steps down; Hu Jintao becomes paramount leader of the PRC
1871
1955
2002
1767
34. The Cultural Revolution begins
1871
1966
1982
1722
35. Chiang Kai Shek begins reunification of China; defeats many warlords
1722
1971
1998
1926
36. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins
1895
1876
1989
1957
37. The KMT purges communists from their ranks; bloodshed ensues in Shanghai
1927
1767
1776
1919
38. Opium War begins
1954
1951
1839
1921
39. Choson Dynasty founded
1392
1876
1976
1776
40. Treaty of Tianjin signed - giving foreigners much power in China
1850
1592
1858
1936
41. Kim Il Sung dies
1937
1987
1776
1994
42. Kim Il Sung begins build-up of North Korean industry: North Korean economy booms
1972
1368
1722
1954
43. The Cultural Revolution begins
1368
1925
1966
1925
44. The Three/Five Anti Campaign begins with the goal of clearing corruption out of the PRC
1895
1951
1976
1945
45. First Manchurian invasion of Korea - due to Korean support of the Ming - begins
1799
1960
1627
1999
46. Hua ousted; Deng Xiaoping becomes Paramount leader of the PRC; discontinues Maoist policies
1966
1598
1977
1661
47. First Manchurian invasion of Korea - due to Korean support of the Ming - begins
1958
1627
1994
1735
48. Nanjing Massacre occurs
c. 1918
1839
1937
1392
49. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises
1854
1793
1644
1722
50. Qing Dynasty falls - Yuan Shikai becomes president of China
1911
1982
1603
1927