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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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






2. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






3. Russo-Japanese war begins






4. Choson Dynasty founded






5. Taiping rebellion ends






6. Nanjing Massacre occurs






7. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






8. The Cultural Revolution begins






9. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






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






11. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






12. Kangxi emperor comes to power






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






14. Taiping rebellion begins






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






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






17. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






18. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






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






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






21. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






22. Opium War begins






23. Second Opium War begins






24. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






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






26. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






27. Nanjing Massacre occurs






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






29. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






30. Korean War begins






31. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






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






33. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






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






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






36. Kim Il Sung dies






37. Qianlong emperor comes to power






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






39. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






40. The Long March begins






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






42. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






43. The Great Leap Forward Begins






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






45. Kim Il Sung dies






46. Gwangju massacre occurs; Chun Doo Hwan visits Ronald Reagan






47. Queen Min Assassinated






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






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






50. The Cultural Revolution begins