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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. Kangxi emperor comes to power






2. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins






3. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






4. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






5. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






6. Gwangju massacre occurs; Chun Doo Hwan visits Ronald Reagan






7. Japan begins Korean 'Cultural Policy'






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






9. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






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






11. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






12. Opium War begins






13. Korean War concludes in an armistice






14. The United States expedition against Korea begins






15. Korean War begins






16. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises






17. The Long March ends; Mao Zedong takes control of the CCP






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






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






20. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






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






22. The Cultural Revolution begins






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






24. Nanjing Massacre occurs






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






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






27. Yongjo becomes king of Korea






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






29. Kim Il Sung dies






30. Communist Part of China founded






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






32. Tiananmen Square Massacre






33. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






34. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea






35. Russo-Japanese war begins






36. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






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






38. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






39. Kangxi emperor comes to power






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






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






42. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






43. The Long March begins






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






45. Ming Dynasty founded






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






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






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






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






50. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king