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Modern East Asian History Timeline
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1. Tiananmen Square Massacre
1966
1979
1926
1989
2. Korean Communist Party founded in a secret meeting in Seoul
1925
1979
1911
1993
3. Mao and Zhou Enlai die; Hua Goufeng takes power; the Gang of Four arrested; the Cultural Revolution ends
1899
1866
1999
1976
4. The Three/Five Anti Campaign begins with the goal of clearing corruption out of the PRC
1955
1799
1864
1951
5. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins
1868
1955
1931
1866
6. Chinese constitution amended; the office of president created in order to preclude future personality cults
1982
1980
1661
1979
7. Kangxi emperor comes to power
1856
1661
1598
1934
8. King Kojong comes to power; the Taewongun is forced out of power
1863
c. 1918
1997
1934
9. New - U.S. created Japanese constitution ratified
1947
1776
1936
1392
10. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis
1722
1999
1899
1947
11. Park Chung Hee takes over South Korea - begins building up industry
1997
1979
1966
1961
12. Tokugawa Shogunate founded
1856
1954
1644
1603
13. Japan bombs Pearl Harbor; begins war with United States
1854
1934
1897
1941
14. The Gwangwa Treaty signed; Japan takes on big-brother role toward Korea; Perry visits Korea
1949
1980
1876
1776
15. Korean Communist Party founded in a secret meeting in Seoul
1999
1925
1998
1958
16. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor
1776
1897
1592
1927
17. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor
1937
1735
1950
1897
18. Queen Min Assassinated
1897
1895
1931
1392
19. Boxer rebellion begins
1767
1592
1735
1899
20. First Manchurian invasion of Korea - due to Korean support of the Ming - begins
1722
1661
1980
1627
21. Taiping rebellion ends
1863
1776
1937
1864
22. Tiananmen Square Massacre
1950
1799
1982
1989
23. Yongjo becomes king of Korea
1856
1694
1953
1894
24. Jiang Zemin steps down; Hu Jintao becomes paramount leader of the PRC
2002
1971
1961
1921
25. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea
1868
1722
1598
1776
26. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'
1971
1960
c. 1918
1921
27. Asian financial crisis begins in Thailand; Hong Kong transfers back to China
1945
1897
1947
1997
28. Syngman Rhee forced to step down as president of South Korea; the Great Leap Forward ends; Liu Shaoqi takes power
1958
1839
1945
1960
29. The Three/Five Anti Campaign begins with the goal of clearing corruption out of the PRC
1951
1957
1945
1958
30. Russo-Japanese war begins
1871
1950
1904
1931
31. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins
1868
1945
1899
1598
32. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises
1955
1958
1644
1976
33. Kim Il Sung begins build-up of North Korean industry: North Korean economy booms
1866
1722
1627
1954
34. Korean provisional government founded
1999
1987
1919
1627
35. Mao and Zhou Enlai die; Hua Goufeng takes power; the Gang of Four arrested; the Cultural Revolution ends
1866
1976
1866
1936
36. Ming Dynasty founded
1945
1368
1776
1392
37. Qianlong emperor comes to power
1368
1735
1368
1644
38. Treaty of Tianjin signed - giving foreigners much power in China
1858
1799
1947
1927
39. Qianglong emperor steps down from power
c. 1918
1799
1603
1958
40. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion
1972
1850
1644
1901
41. Japan surrenders; World War II ends; Korea divided; Japan occupied
1945
1931
1957
1793
42. Communist Part of China founded
1899
1866
1921
1850
43. Kim Dae Jung becomes president of South Korea - begins Sunshine policy
1960
2002
1910
1998
44. Qianlong emperor comes to power
1735
1598
1799
1937
45. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins
1897
1997
1957
1947
46. Treaty of Tianjin signed - giving foreigners much power in China
1368
1694
1858
1722
47. Mao Zedong proclaims the People's Republic of China; the KMT flees to Taiwan
1901
1949
1868
1936
48. Massive protests in South Korea force Chun Doo Hwan to keep his promise and step down
1864
1694
1987
1979
49. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins
1894
1901
1876
1694
50. Syngman Rhee forced to step down as president of South Korea; the Great Leap Forward ends; Liu Shaoqi takes power
1936
1960
1954
1945