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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






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






3. Russo-Japanese war begins






4. Korean War begins






5. Communist Part of China founded






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






7. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






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






9. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






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






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






12. Qianlong emperor comes to power






13. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






14. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






15. Taiping rebellion begins






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






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






18. Nanjing Massacre occurs






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






20. Taiping rebellion begins






21. Russo-Japanese war begins






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






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






24. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






25. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






26. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






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






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






29. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






30. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






31. The Long March begins






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






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






34. Communist Part of China founded






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






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






37. Second Opium War begins






38. Opium War begins






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






40. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






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






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






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






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






45. Queen Min Assassinated






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






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






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






49. Queen Min Assassinated






50. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms