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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






2. Nanjing Massacre occurs






3. Qianlong emperor comes to power






4. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






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






6. The Long March begins






7. Foreign powers enter China; end Boxer rebellion






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






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






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






11. Korean Communist Party founded in a secret meeting in Seoul






12. Queen Min Assassinated






13. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






14. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






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






16. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






17. Taiping rebellion ends






18. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






19. Ming Dynasty founded






20. Ming Dynasty founded






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






22. Jiang Zemin steps down; Hu Jintao becomes paramount leader of the PRC






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






24. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






25. Choson Dynasty founded






26. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






27. Taiping rebellion begins






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






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






30. Korean provisional government founded






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






32. Opium War begins






33. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






34. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






35. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






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






37. The Cultural Revolution begins






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






39. Park Chung Hee takes over South Korea - begins building up industry






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






41. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






42. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






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






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






45. Park Chung Hee takes over South Korea - begins building up industry






46. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






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






48. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






49. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






50. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins