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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. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






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






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






5. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






6. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






7. New - U.S. created Japanese constitution ratified






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






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






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






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






12. Taiping rebellion begins






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






14. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






15. Opium War begins






16. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






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






18. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






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






20. Chiang Kai Shek begins reunification of China; defeats many warlords






21. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






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






23. Korean War begins






24. Opium War begins






25. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






26. Korean War concludes in an armistice






27. Kim Il Sung dies






28. Taiping rebellion ends






29. New - U.S. created Japanese constitution ratified






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






31. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






32. Tiananmen Square Massacre






33. Kim Il Sung dies






34. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






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






36. Tiananmen Square Massacre






37. Choson Dynasty founded






38. The United States expedition against Korea begins






39. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






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






41. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






42. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






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






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






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






46. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






47. Korean provisional government founded






48. The Great Leap Forward Begins






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






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