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Modern East Asian History Timeline

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1. Park Chung Hee assassinated; Chun Doo Hwan seizes control of Korea






2. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor






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






4. Choson Dynasty founded






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






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






7. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






8. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins






9. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






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






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






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






13. Korean War begins






14. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders






15. Kangxi emperor comes to power






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






17. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






18. Choson Dynasty founded






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






20. Qianglong emperor steps down from power






21. Second Opium War begins






22. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis






23. Taiping rebellion ends






24. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms






25. Taiping rebellion begins






26. Nanjing Massacre occurs






27. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing






28. Chinese Anti-rightest campaign begins






29. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






30. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC






31. The Great Leap Forward Begins






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






33. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king






34. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins






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






36. The Three/Five Anti Campaign begins with the goal of clearing corruption out of the PRC






37. Tiananmen Square Massacre






38. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia






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






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






41. Commodore Perry sails into Edo bay; opens Japan






42. Tiananmen Square Massacre






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






44. Queen Min Assassinated






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






46. Tokugawa Shogunate founded






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






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






49. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded






50. Park Chung Hee assassinated; Chun Doo Hwan seizes control of Korea