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Modern East Asian History Timeline
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1. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins
1919
1592
1856
1901
2. Japan bombs Pearl Harbor; begins war with United States
1941
1934
1603
1901
3. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan
1919
1854
1856
1368
4. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises
1661
1644
1997
1989
5. Kim Dae Jung becomes president of South Korea - begins Sunshine policy
1958
1998
1994
1850
6. Asian financial crisis begins in Thailand; Hong Kong transfers back to China
2002
1997
1854
1722
7. Qing Dynasty falls - Yuan Shikai becomes president of China
1871
1945
1899
1911
8. Park Chung Hee takes over South Korea - begins building up industry
1976
1876
1936
1961
9. Taiping rebellion ends
1934
1987
1627
1864
10. The General Sherman incident occurs; French campaign against Korea ensues - France withdraws
1972
1945
1866
1899
11. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea
1971
1598
1951
1997
12. Opium War begins
1895
1934
1951
1839
13. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis
1982
1999
1919
1976
14. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia
1971
1998
1982
1904
15. Second Opium War begins
1931
1856
1953
1925
16. King Kojong forced to abdicate: Choson dynasty ends; Korea officially becomes a Japanese colony
1979
1910
1971
1919
17. Mao Zedong proclaims the People's Republic of China; the KMT flees to Taiwan
1592
1949
1876
1850
18. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded
1598
1976
1871
1955
19. Gwangju massacre occurs; Chun Doo Hwan visits Ronald Reagan
1864
1980
1858
1735
20. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders
1793
1767
1644
1722
21. New - U.S. created Japanese constitution ratified
1904
1927
1947
1934
22. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'
c. 1918
1866
1993
1989
23. Choson Dynasty founded
1960
1934
1392
1776
24. Qianglong emperor steps down from power
1901
1793
1799
1863
25. The KMT purges communists from their ranks; bloodshed ensues in Shanghai
1927
1936
1955
1661
26. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins
1958
1392
1956
1368
27. Tiananmen Square Massacre
1858
1799
1895
1989
28. Chiang Kai Shek begins reunification of China; defeats many warlords
1926
1951
1931
1919
29. Japan begins invasion of Manchuria; ends cultural policy in Korea; Koreans are eventually forced to change their names
1910
1931
1953
1961
30. Communist Part of China founded
1868
2002
1921
1392
31. Korean provisional government founded
1694
1644
1919
1993
32. Qianlong emperor comes to power
1722
1735
1977
1858
33. Hua ousted; Deng Xiaoping becomes Paramount leader of the PRC; discontinues Maoist policies
1977
1960
1926
1972
34. Nanjing Massacre occurs
1937
1919
1955
1871
35. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC
1958
1999
1993
1971
36. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins
1937
1957
1799
1368
37. Mao Zedong proclaims the People's Republic of China; the KMT flees to Taiwan
1776
1949
1866
1961
38. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders
1767
1926
1987
1864
39. Park Chung Hee takes over South Korea - begins building up industry
1897
1767
1776
1961
40. Choson Dynasty founded
1966
2002
1927
1392
41. Taiping rebellion begins
1850
1972
1953
1958
42. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins
1839
1937
1868
1954
43. Mao and Zhou Enlai die; Hua Goufeng takes power; the Gang of Four arrested; the Cultural Revolution ends
1976
1934
1916
1993
44. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor
1941
1982
1897
1735
45. Qianglong emperor steps down from power
1960
1799
2002
1876
46. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms
1592
1895
1722
1897
47. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded
1953
1955
1976
1999
48. Boxer rebellion begins
1911
1854
1899
1993
49. Park Chung Hee assassinated; Chun Doo Hwan seizes control of Korea
1979
1997
1856
1868
50. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king
1776
1993
1871
1993
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