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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. Ming Dynasty founded






2. The Cultural Revolution begins






3. Tiananmen Square Massacre






4. Qianlong emperor comes to power






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






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






7. Korean War concludes in an armistice






8. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






9. Kim Il Sung dies






10. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






11. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






12. Jiang Zemin steps down; Hu Jintao becomes paramount leader of the PRC






13. Korean War begins






14. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






15. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






16. Second Opium War begins






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






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






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






20. Ming Dynasty founded






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






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






23. Boxer rebellion begins






24. Russo-Japanese war begins






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






26. Korean provisional government founded






27. Queen Min Assassinated






28. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






29. Korean War begins






30. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






31. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






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






33. Asian financial crisis begins in Thailand; Hong Kong transfers back to China






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






35. The United States expedition against Korea begins






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






37. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






38. Jiang Zemin steps down; Hu Jintao becomes paramount leader of the PRC






39. The Great Leap Forward Begins






40. The Long March begins






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






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






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






44. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






45. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins






46. Second Opium War begins






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






48. Opium War begins






49. Nanjing Massacre occurs






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