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Modern East Asian History Timeline
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1. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis
1899
1894
1999
1934
2. Ming Dynasty founded
1899
1368
1955
1976
3. Qianlong emperor comes to power
1945
1916
1735
1999
4. Tokugawa Shogunate founded
1603
1998
1904
1899
5. Taiping rebellion begins
1925
1603
1850
1957
6. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders
1776
1735
1767
1871
7. Kangxi emperor comes to power
1977
1661
1987
1982
8. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis
1949
1998
1999
1936
9. Chinese constitution amended; the office of president created in order to preclude future personality cults
1987
1603
1982
1954
10. Treaty of Tianjin signed - giving foreigners much power in China
1987
1994
1661
1858
11. Tiananmen Square Massacre
1722
1973
1931
1989
12. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms
1976
1999
1976
1722
13. Park Chung Hee kidnaps and tries to murder Kim Dae Jung; fails
1793
1973
1934
1998
14. Korean Communist Party founded in a secret meeting in Seoul
1925
1776
1953
1904
15. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms
1722
1368
1856
1977
16. New - U.S. created Japanese constitution ratified
1661
1953
1947
1894
17. Japan bombs Pearl Harbor; begins war with United States
1945
1876
1904
1941
18. Japan surrenders; World War II ends; Korea divided; Japan occupied
1694
1945
1931
1947
19. The Gwangwa Treaty signed; Japan takes on big-brother role toward Korea; Perry visits Korea
1904
1603
1644
1876
20. Second Opium War begins
1954
1856
1368
1904
21. Russo-Japanese war begins
1904
1994
1899
1976
22. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins
1592
1694
1904
1956
23. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins
1694
1951
1868
1603
24. Choson Dynasty founded
1839
1392
1927
1993
25. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion
1661
1694
1972
1901
26. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing
1961
1926
1793
1866
27. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion
1901
1925
1973
1979
28. Nixon visits China; Sino-American relations begin to thaw
1971
1972
1850
1949
29. Shikai proclaims himself emperor - falls from power; the Warlord Period begins
1916
1603
1899
1910
30. King Kojong forced to abdicate: Choson dynasty ends; Korea officially becomes a Japanese colony
1868
1921
1627
1910
31. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises
1799
1644
1960
1950
32. Qing Dynasty falls - Yuan Shikai becomes president of China
1997
1925
1911
1947
33. Taiping rebellion ends
1989
1951
1895
1864
34. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins
1999
1989
1980
1592
35. Mao Zedong proclaims the People's Republic of China; the KMT flees to Taiwan
1949
1694
1603
1899
36. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded
1955
1979
1864
1925
37. Kim Il Sung dies
1951
1897
1994
1895
38. Nixon visits China; Sino-American relations begin to thaw
1899
1627
1722
1972
39. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing
1368
1998
1901
1793
40. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins
1863
1603
1956
1368
41. Korean War begins
1977
1767
1950
1850
42. The United States expedition against Korea begins
1876
1961
1871
1901
43. The Long March begins
1972
1901
1934
1957
44. Nanjing Massacre occurs
1937
1895
1598
1392
45. Chiang Kai Shek begins reunification of China; defeats many warlords
1961
1937
1899
1926
46. Shikai proclaims himself emperor - falls from power; the Warlord Period begins
1937
1368
1916
1931
47. Qing Dynasty falls - Yuan Shikai becomes president of China
1958
1976
1911
1644
48. The Great Leap Forward Begins
1961
1966
1958
1997
49. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders
1392
1954
1927
1767
50. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia
1945
1960
1916
1971
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