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Modern East Asian History Timeline
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1. Communist Part of China founded
1895
1921
2002
1941
2. Kangxi emperor comes to power
1916
1854
1661
1994
3. Russo-Japanese war begins
1904
1937
1694
1603
4. Ming Dynasty founded
1871
1368
1776
1971
5. The Gwangwa Treaty signed; Japan takes on big-brother role toward Korea; Perry visits Korea
1876
1916
1854
1960
6. Nanjing Massacre occurs
1937
1958
1901
1864
7. The Three/Five Anti Campaign begins with the goal of clearing corruption out of the PRC
1961
1863
1598
1951
8. King Kojong forced to abdicate: Choson dynasty ends; Korea officially becomes a Japanese colony
1856
1910
1904
1977
9. Choson Dynasty founded
1793
1392
1864
1644
10. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins
1661
1941
1868
1858
11. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises
1776
1661
1644
1793
12. Ming Dynasty founded
1368
1961
1973
1793
13. Second Opium War begins
1977
1856
1868
1973
14. Communist Part of China founded
1694
1977
1947
1921
15. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis
1951
1973
1392
1999
16. First Manchurian invasion of Korea - due to Korean support of the Ming - begins
1627
1972
1979
1971
17. Tokugawa Shogunate founded
1994
1603
1722
1854
18. Korean Communist Party founded in a secret meeting in Seoul
1925
1722
1999
1854
19. Choson Dynasty founded
1925
1392
1979
1722
20. The Great Leap Forward Begins
1958
1945
1598
1910
21. Mao and Zhou Enlai die; Hua Goufeng takes power; the Gang of Four arrested; the Cultural Revolution ends
1976
1895
1949
1957
22. Massive protests in South Korea force Chun Doo Hwan to keep his promise and step down
1980
1987
1953
1776
23. Chinese constitution amended; the office of president created in order to preclude future personality cults
1947
1982
1839
1971
24. Kim Il Sung begins build-up of North Korean industry: North Korean economy booms
1735
1919
1954
1921
25. Boxer rebellion begins
1910
1972
1899
1858
26. Korean War concludes in an armistice
1953
1936
1722
1368
27. New - U.S. created Japanese constitution ratified
c. 1918
1864
1947
1958
28. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king
1947
1603
1776
1951
29. Yongjo becomes king of Korea
1994
1694
1980
1368
30. Japan bombs Pearl Harbor; begins war with United States
1941
1850
1871
1627
31. Queen Min Assassinated
1735
1895
1894
1854
32. King Kojong forced to abdicate: Choson dynasty ends; Korea officially becomes a Japanese colony
1934
1863
1910
1854
33. Shikai proclaims himself emperor - falls from power; the Warlord Period begins
1916
1949
1979
1982
34. Park Chung Hee kidnaps and tries to murder Kim Dae Jung; fails
1863
1966
1858
1973
35. Korean provisional government founded
1955
1895
1927
1919
36. Gwangju massacre occurs; Chun Doo Hwan visits Ronald Reagan
1960
1954
1901
1980
37. Park Chung Hee takes over South Korea - begins building up industry
1871
1661
1901
1961
38. Treaty of Tianjin signed - giving foreigners much power in China
1592
1858
1856
1627
39. Syngman Rhee forced to step down as president of South Korea; the Great Leap Forward ends; Liu Shaoqi takes power
1971
1627
1911
1960
40. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises
1854
1644
1921
1993
41. Massive protests in South Korea force Chun Doo Hwan to keep his promise and step down
c. 1918
1960
1987
1934
42. The Cultural Revolution begins
1979
1901
1966
1904
43. Qing Dynasty falls - Yuan Shikai becomes president of China
1954
1994
1910
1911
44. Tiananmen Square Massacre
1989
1997
1876
1941
45. The Long March begins
1961
1925
1973
1934
46. Russo-Japanese war begins
1856
1904
1945
1897
47. The General Sherman incident occurs; French campaign against Korea ensues - France withdraws
1934
1947
1866
1858
48. The KMT purges communists from their ranks; bloodshed ensues in Shanghai
1868
1927
1871
1864
49. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan
1936
1919
1854
1980
50. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded
1955
1949
1368
1895