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Modern East Asian History Timeline
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1. King Yongjo dies - Chongjo becomes king
1945
1603
1934
1776
2. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins
1592
1926
1910
1953
3. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded
c. 1918
1989
1927
1955
4. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins
1871
1956
1799
1694
5. Hua ousted; Deng Xiaoping becomes Paramount leader of the PRC; discontinues Maoist policies
1919
1627
1960
1977
6. Gwangju massacre occurs; Chun Doo Hwan visits Ronald Reagan
1973
1776
1868
1980
7. Second Opium War begins
1899
1856
1925
1895
8. Queen Min Assassinated
1982
1950
1895
1863
9. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins
1895
1392
1956
1592
10. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms
1982
1994
1956
1722
11. Massive protests in South Korea force Chun Doo Hwan to keep his promise and step down
1953
1598
1989
1987
12. The Cultural Revolution begins
1966
1863
1934
1921
13. Japan begins invasion of Manchuria; ends cultural policy in Korea; Koreans are eventually forced to change their names
1961
1931
1973
1392
14. First Manchurian invasion of Korea - due to Korean support of the Ming - begins
1999
1776
1950
1627
15. Opium War begins
1863
1839
1894
1916
16. The KMT purges communists from their ranks; bloodshed ensues in Shanghai
1950
1854
2002
1927
17. Second Opium War begins
1947
1776
1856
1926
18. Hua ousted; Deng Xiaoping becomes Paramount leader of the PRC; discontinues Maoist policies
1950
1977
1941
1911
19. Park Chung Hee takes over South Korea - begins building up industry
1934
1961
1958
1936
20. Korean War concludes in an armistice
1926
1858
c. 1918
1953
21. Qianlong emperor comes to power
1735
1901
1947
1958
22. Tiananmen Square Massacre
1956
1901
1954
1989
23. Tiananmen Square Massacre
1916
1839
1989
1627
24. Choson Dynasty founded
1694
1392
1858
1854
25. Opium War begins
1998
1911
1776
1839
26. Mao and Zhou Enlai die; Hua Goufeng takes power; the Gang of Four arrested; the Cultural Revolution ends
1976
1897
1945
1866
27. Japan surrenders; World War II ends; Korea divided; Japan occupied
1994
1866
1945
1694
28. Qing Dynasty falls - Yuan Shikai becomes president of China
c. 1918
1899
1911
1956
29. Asian financial crisis begins in Thailand; Hong Kong transfers back to China
1989
1904
1997
1937
30. Russo-Japanese war begins
1863
1899
1904
1916
31. New - U.S. created Japanese constitution ratified
1947
1934
1368
1850
32. The United States expedition against Korea begins
1871
1894
1961
1987
33. Asian financial crisis begins in Thailand; Hong Kong transfers back to China
1997
1910
1955
1937
34. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia
1945
1971
1627
1911
35. Massive protests in South Korea force Chun Doo Hwan to keep his promise and step down
1951
1987
1856
1767
36. Chiang Kai Shek begins reunification of China; defeats many warlords
1926
1945
1955
1977
37. Shikai proclaims himself emperor - falls from power; the Warlord Period begins
1916
1911
1941
1950
38. Yongjo becomes king of Korea
1989
1767
1694
1919
39. Korean provisional government founded
1919
1661
1971
1955
40. The Long March begins
1945
1971
1934
1957
41. Taiping rebellion begins
1980
1934
2002
1850
42. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor
1592
1982
1897
1871
43. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises
1644
1954
1919
1894
44. The United States expedition against Korea begins
1901
1937
1871
1910
45. King Kojong comes to power; the Taewongun is forced out of power
1863
1876
1976
1868
46. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins
1868
1945
1776
1949
47. Taiping rebellion ends
1931
1966
1864
c. 1918
48. The General Sherman incident occurs; French campaign against Korea ensues - France withdraws
1911
1936
1735
1866
49. Boxer rebellion begins
1921
1899
1925
1956
50. Choson Dynasty founded
1901
1661
1392
1368