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Modern East Asian History Timeline
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1. Qing Dynasty falls - Yuan Shikai becomes president of China
1936
1644
1956
1911
2. Choson Dynasty founded
1961
1972
1392
1894
3. Qianlong emperor comes to power
1735
1871
1953
1767
4. The Three/Five Anti Campaign begins with the goal of clearing corruption out of the PRC
1856
1951
1941
1661
5. Massive protests in South Korea force Chun Doo Hwan to keep his promise and step down
1958
1987
1866
1961
6. Opium War begins
1392
1947
1839
1858
7. Boxer rebellion begins
1767
1899
1921
1793
8. Nixon visits China; Sino-American relations begin to thaw
1960
1961
1949
1972
9. Korean War concludes in an armistice
c. 1918
1937
1863
1953
10. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis
1951
1897
1868
1999
11. Tokugawa Shogunate founded
1910
1925
1799
1603
12. Treaty of Tianjin signed - giving foreigners much power in China
1592
1850
1858
1866
13. First Manchurian invasion of Korea - due to Korean support of the Ming - begins
1767
1941
1627
1997
14. Queen Min Assassinated
1911
1858
1895
1972
15. Nanjing Massacre occurs
1937
1858
1953
1926
16. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC
1866
1989
1941
1993
17. King Kojong comes to power; the Taewongun is forced out of power
1961
1793
1954
1863
18. New - U.S. created Japanese constitution ratified
1931
1947
1966
1868
19. Treaty of Tianjin signed - giving foreigners much power in China
1858
1392
1937
1973
20. The Three/Five Anti Campaign begins with the goal of clearing corruption out of the PRC
1945
1955
1951
1916
21. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king
1776
1919
1901
1945
22. Korean Communist Party founded in a secret meeting in Seoul
1925
1945
1871
1953
23. Park Chung Hee takes over South Korea - begins building up industry
1767
1961
1868
1921
24. Korean Communist Party founded in a secret meeting in Seoul
1941
1925
1661
1916
25. Mao and Zhou Enlai die; Hua Goufeng takes power; the Gang of Four arrested; the Cultural Revolution ends
1976
1989
1661
1954
26. Yongjo becomes king of Korea
1919
1954
1735
1694
27. Gwangju massacre occurs; Chun Doo Hwan visits Ronald Reagan
1980
1998
1931
1871
28. Qianglong emperor steps down from power
1799
1858
1767
1839
29. Choson Dynasty founded
1976
1722
2002
1392
30. Kim Il Sung begins build-up of North Korean industry: North Korean economy booms
1927
1954
1603
1864
31. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded
1897
1955
1694
1919
32. Nixon visits China; Sino-American relations begin to thaw
1980
1987
1994
1972
33. Taiping rebellion ends
1979
1392
1864
1858
34. King Kojong comes to power; the Taewongun is forced out of power
1863
1999
1876
1868
35. The Great Leap Forward Begins
1958
1864
1858
1921
36. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded
1945
1936
1976
1955
37. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion
1901
1910
1856
1941
38. Gwangju massacre occurs; Chun Doo Hwan visits Ronald Reagan
1919
1980
1982
1776
39. The Long March ends; Mao Zedong takes control of the CCP
1854
1931
1927
1936
40. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis
1866
1955
1999
1949
41. Korean War concludes in an armistice
1945
1953
1901
1976
42. Nanjing Massacre occurs
1894
1971
1937
1960
43. Kim Il Sung begins build-up of North Korean industry: North Korean economy booms
1897
1953
1954
1934
44. Kim Il Sung dies
1904
1957
1876
1994
45. The KMT purges communists from their ranks; bloodshed ensues in Shanghai
1927
1627
c. 1918
1973
46. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan
1767
1644
1937
1854
47. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing
1793
1993
1735
1858
48. Chinese constitution amended; the office of president created in order to preclude future personality cults
1598
1899
1982
1921
49. Park Chung Hee kidnaps and tries to murder Kim Dae Jung; fails
1936
1927
1793
1973
50. Tokugawa Shogunate founded
1955
1899
1694
1603
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