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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. Qianlong emperor comes to power






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






3. Korean provisional government founded






4. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






5. Tiananmen Square Massacre






6. Kangxi emperor comes to power






7. Nanjing Massacre occurs






8. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






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






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






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






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






13. The Long March ends; Mao Zedong takes control of the CCP






14. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






15. Massive protests in South Korea force Chun Doo Hwan to keep his promise and step down






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






17. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






18. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






19. Boxer rebellion begins






20. Choson Dynasty founded






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






22. Second Opium War begins






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






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






25. Tiananmen Square Massacre






26. The Great Leap Forward Begins






27. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






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






29. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






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






31. The Long March ends; Mao Zedong takes control of the CCP






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






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






34. Korean War concludes in an armistice






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






36. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






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






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






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






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






41. Kangxi emperor comes to power






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






43. Qianlong emperor comes to power






44. Opium War begins






45. Korean War concludes in an armistice






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






47. The Cultural Revolution begins






48. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






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






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