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Modern East Asian History Timeline
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1. Opium War begins
1767
1937
1839
1644
2. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins
1392
1592
1904
1598
3. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins
1979
1868
1592
1998
4. The Great Leap Forward Begins
1999
1694
1958
1863
5. Ming Dynasty founded
1368
1901
1864
1921
6. The Three/Five Anti Campaign begins with the goal of clearing corruption out of the PRC
1951
1945
1839
1925
7. Park Chung Hee assassinated; Chun Doo Hwan seizes control of Korea
1987
1979
1958
1961
8. Kim Il Sung dies
1977
1953
1947
1994
9. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins
1910
1392
1598
1894
10. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC
1993
c. 1918
1934
1972
11. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king
1955
1979
1971
1776
12. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'
1937
c. 1918
1368
1921
13. Mao and Zhou Enlai die; Hua Goufeng takes power; the Gang of Four arrested; the Cultural Revolution ends
1958
1949
1976
1856
14. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins
1950
1897
1957
1931
15. Treaty of Tianjin signed - giving foreigners much power in China
1953
1949
1858
1871
16. The United States expedition against Korea begins
1955
1871
1956
1866
17. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises
1598
1592
1644
1957
18. Kim Dae Jung becomes president of South Korea - begins Sunshine policy
1998
1976
1954
1603
19. Queen Min Assassinated
1592
1950
1368
1895
20. Syngman Rhee forced to step down as president of South Korea; the Great Leap Forward ends; Liu Shaoqi takes power
1958
1793
1951
1960
21. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor
1868
1767
1950
1897
22. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins
1876
1722
1960
1894
23. The Gwangwa Treaty signed; Japan takes on big-brother role toward Korea; Perry visits Korea
1926
1876
1956
1392
24. Kangxi emperor comes to power
1854
1661
1592
1793
25. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms
1911
1722
1603
1966
26. Boxer rebellion begins
1966
1899
1603
1941
27. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea
1989
1945
1987
1598
28. Park Chung Hee takes over South Korea - begins building up industry
1776
1993
1961
1956
29. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis
1931
1999
1776
1958
30. The Long March begins
1627
1916
1871
1934
31. The Long March begins
1856
1960
1895
1934
32. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins
1957
1958
1856
1921
33. Korean War begins
1950
1987
1931
1973
34. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms
1926
1895
1722
1977
35. Qing Dynasty falls - Yuan Shikai becomes president of China
1989
1866
1976
1911
36. Syngman Rhee forced to step down as president of South Korea; the Great Leap Forward ends; Liu Shaoqi takes power
1949
1899
1958
1960
37. Kim Il Sung dies
1999
1876
1954
1994
38. Park Chung Hee kidnaps and tries to murder Kim Dae Jung; fails
1876
1971
1953
1973
39. The United States expedition against Korea begins
1839
1994
1895
1871
40. King Kojong comes to power; the Taewongun is forced out of power
1863
1899
1987
1971
41. Qing Dynasty falls - Yuan Shikai becomes president of China
1960
c. 1918
1911
1644
42. Taiping rebellion ends
1856
1767
1864
1392
43. Jiang Zemin steps down; Hu Jintao becomes paramount leader of the PRC
1592
2002
1895
1392
44. Russo-Japanese war begins
1864
1904
1993
1977
45. Qianlong emperor comes to power
1958
1735
1961
1947
46. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor
1897
1735
1961
1998
47. Japan surrenders; World War II ends; Korea divided; Japan occupied
1945
1936
1931
1973
48. Taiping rebellion begins
1856
1694
1998
1850
49. Nixon visits China; Sino-American relations begin to thaw
1972
1937
1598
1953
50. Queen Min Assassinated
1793
1895
1392
1980