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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






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






3. Boxer rebellion begins






4. Choson Dynasty founded






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






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






7. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






8. Korean War begins






9. The United States expedition against Korea begins






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






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






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






13. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






14. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






15. Russo-Japanese war begins






16. The United States expedition against Korea begins






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






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






19. Nanjing Massacre occurs






20. Russo-Japanese war begins






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






22. The Cultural Revolution begins






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






24. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






25. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






26. Korean provisional government founded






27. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






28. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






29. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






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






31. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






32. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






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






34. Taiping rebellion ends






35. Nixon visits China; Sino-American relations begin to thaw






36. Taiping rebellion begins






37. Tiananmen Square Massacre






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






39. Ming Dynasty founded






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






41. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






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






43. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






44. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






45. Japan begins invasion of Manchuria; ends cultural policy in Korea; Koreans are eventually forced to change their names






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






47. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






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






49. Opium War begins






50. Kim Il Sung dies