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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. Choson Dynasty founded






2. The Gwangwa Treaty signed; Japan takes on big-brother role toward Korea; Perry visits Korea






3. Choson Dynasty founded






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






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






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






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






8. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






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






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






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






12. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






13. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






14. Queen Min Assassinated






15. Japan bombs Pearl Harbor; begins war with United States






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






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






18. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






19. Taiping rebellion begins






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






21. The Great Leap Forward Begins






22. Boxer rebellion begins






23. Japan bombs Pearl Harbor; begins war with United States






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






25. Korean provisional government founded






26. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






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






28. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






29. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






30. King Kojong comes to power; the Taewongun is forced out of power






31. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






32. The United States expedition against Korea begins






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






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






35. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






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






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






38. Kim Il Sung dies






39. Ming Dynasty founded






40. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






41. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






42. Nanjing Massacre occurs






43. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






44. Korean War begins






45. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






46. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






47. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






48. Opium War begins






49. Qianlong emperor comes to power






50. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded