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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






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






3. Second Opium War begins






4. Korean War concludes in an armistice






5. Qianlong emperor comes to power






6. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






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






8. Kim Il Sung begins build-up of North Korean industry: North Korean economy booms






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






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






11. Boxer rebellion begins






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






13. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






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






15. Communist Part of China founded






16. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






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






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






19. Kim Il Sung dies






20. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






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






22. Tiananmen Square Massacre






23. Korean War concludes in an armistice






24. Korean War begins






25. The United States expedition against Korea begins






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






27. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






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






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






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






31. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






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






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






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






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






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






37. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






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






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






40. Kim Il Sung begins build-up of North Korean industry: North Korean economy booms






41. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






42. The Long March begins






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






44. Korean War begins






45. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






46. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






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






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






49. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






50. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders