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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. Opium War begins






2. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






3. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






4. The Great Leap Forward Begins






5. Ming Dynasty founded






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






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






8. Kim Il Sung dies






9. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






10. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






11. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






12. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






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






14. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






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






16. The United States expedition against Korea begins






17. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






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






19. Queen Min Assassinated






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






21. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






22. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






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






24. Kangxi emperor comes to power






25. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






26. Boxer rebellion begins






27. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






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






29. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






30. The Long March begins






31. The Long March begins






32. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






33. Korean War begins






34. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






35. Qing Dynasty falls - Yuan Shikai becomes president of China






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






37. Kim Il Sung dies






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






39. The United States expedition against Korea begins






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






41. Qing Dynasty falls - Yuan Shikai becomes president of China






42. Taiping rebellion ends






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






44. Russo-Japanese war begins






45. Qianlong emperor comes to power






46. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






47. Japan surrenders; World War II ends; Korea divided; Japan occupied






48. Taiping rebellion begins






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






50. Queen Min Assassinated