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Modern East Asian History Timeline
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1. Qianglong emperor steps down from power
1661
1799
1987
1947
2. Kim Il Sung begins build-up of North Korean industry: North Korean economy booms
1936
1921
1954
1961
3. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia
1971
1921
1592
1953
4. Treaty of Tianjin signed - giving foreigners much power in China
1949
1858
1850
1971
5. Park Chung Hee kidnaps and tries to murder Kim Dae Jung; fails
1973
1979
1936
1627
6. Opium War begins
1839
1999
1931
1722
7. Nanjing Massacre occurs
1925
1937
1868
1368
8. Asian financial crisis begins in Thailand; Hong Kong transfers back to China
1950
1997
1894
1627
9. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor
1897
1916
1945
1921
10. The Long March ends; Mao Zedong takes control of the CCP
1999
1603
2002
1936
11. Second Opium War begins
1856
1960
1799
1899
12. Shikai proclaims himself emperor - falls from power; the Warlord Period begins
1799
1997
1603
1916
13. Japan bombs Pearl Harbor; begins war with United States
1941
1956
1767
1603
14. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins
1856
1934
1894
1994
15. Taiping rebellion ends
1927
1864
1934
1850
16. King Kojong forced to abdicate: Choson dynasty ends; Korea officially becomes a Japanese colony
1947
1899
1936
1910
17. King Kojong comes to power; the Taewongun is forced out of power
1953
1897
1894
1863
18. Choson Dynasty founded
1993
1392
1592
1921
19. The KMT purges communists from their ranks; bloodshed ensues in Shanghai
2002
1927
1868
1735
20. Massive protests in South Korea force Chun Doo Hwan to keep his promise and step down
1661
1937
1976
1987
21. The Cultural Revolution begins
1966
1958
1949
1979
22. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins
1927
1735
1957
1598
23. Korean Communist Party founded in a secret meeting in Seoul
1999
1644
1899
1925
24. Shikai proclaims himself emperor - falls from power; the Warlord Period begins
1868
1916
1966
1936
25. Park Chung Hee takes over South Korea - begins building up industry
1919
1961
1979
1956
26. Kim Dae Jung becomes president of South Korea - begins Sunshine policy
1979
1936
1973
1998
27. The Long March ends; Mao Zedong takes control of the CCP
1936
1931
1767
1945
28. The KMT purges communists from their ranks; bloodshed ensues in Shanghai
1895
1871
1927
1722
29. The United States expedition against Korea begins
1921
1871
1934
1972
30. Jiang Zemin steps down; Hu Jintao becomes paramount leader of the PRC
2002
1735
1971
1839
31. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan
1864
1899
1767
1854
32. Ming Dynasty founded
1972
1993
1368
1955
33. The Great Leap Forward Begins
1949
1960
1958
1925
34. Qing Dynasty falls - Yuan Shikai becomes president of China
1971
1947
1941
1911
35. Chinese constitution amended; the office of president created in order to preclude future personality cults
1901
1949
1982
1961
36. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion
1799
2002
1368
1901
37. The General Sherman incident occurs; French campaign against Korea ensues - France withdraws
1960
1866
1973
1776
38. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins
1971
1644
1894
1895
39. Park Chung Hee assassinated; Chun Doo Hwan seizes control of Korea
1979
1999
1989
1998
40. Hua ousted; Deng Xiaoping becomes Paramount leader of the PRC; discontinues Maoist policies
1977
1871
1982
1901
41. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins
1953
1976
1954
1868
42. Japan bombs Pearl Harbor; begins war with United States
1392
1979
1941
1598
43. Kangxi emperor comes to power
1735
1392
1998
1661
44. Korean War concludes in an armistice
1722
1793
1945
1953
45. Kim Il Sung begins build-up of North Korean industry: North Korean economy booms
1982
1694
1598
1954
46. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded
1955
1871
1936
1627
47. The Gwangwa Treaty signed; Japan takes on big-brother role toward Korea; Perry visits Korea
1876
1868
1603
1989
48. Korean provisional government founded
1871
1919
1987
1927
49. Queen Min Assassinated
1603
1966
1895
1735
50. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins
1958
1868
1945
1957