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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. King Kojong forced to abdicate: Choson dynasty ends; Korea officially becomes a Japanese colony






2. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






3. Nanjing Massacre occurs






4. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






5. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






6. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






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






8. Tiananmen Square Massacre






9. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






10. Queen Min Assassinated






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






12. Taiping rebellion ends






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






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






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






16. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






17. The Great Leap Forward Begins






18. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






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






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






21. Qianlong emperor comes to power






22. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






23. The KMT purges communists from their ranks; bloodshed ensues in Shanghai






24. Ming Dynasty founded






25. Boxer rebellion begins






26. Japan surrenders; World War II ends; Korea divided; Japan occupied






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






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






29. Taiping rebellion ends






30. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






31. The Great Leap Forward Begins






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






33. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






34. Japan begins invasion of Manchuria; ends cultural policy in Korea; Koreans are eventually forced to change their names






35. Kangxi emperor comes to power






36. Qing Dynasty falls - Yuan Shikai becomes president of China






37. Korean provisional government founded






38. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






39. Opium War begins






40. The Three/Five Anti Campaign begins with the goal of clearing corruption out of the PRC






41. The Cultural Revolution begins






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






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






44. Japan surrenders; World War II ends; Korea divided; Japan occupied






45. Russo-Japanese war begins






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






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






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






49. King Kojong forced to abdicate: Choson dynasty ends; Korea officially becomes a Japanese colony






50. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins