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Modern East Asian History Timeline
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1. Qianglong emperor steps down from power
1767
1839
1799
1950
2. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins
1598
1899
1972
1592
3. Korean provisional government founded
1911
1989
1776
1919
4. Kangxi emperor comes to power
1661
1592
1901
1977
5. The KMT purges communists from their ranks; bloodshed ensues in Shanghai
1927
1960
1911
1868
6. Qing Dynasty falls - Yuan Shikai becomes president of China
1911
1899
1934
1951
7. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC
1644
1993
1949
1868
8. Park Chung Hee kidnaps and tries to murder Kim Dae Jung; fails
1950
1871
1998
1973
9. Japan begins invasion of Manchuria; ends cultural policy in Korea; Koreans are eventually forced to change their names
1931
1694
1977
1936
10. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms
1954
1904
1941
1722
11. Chinese constitution amended; the office of president created in order to preclude future personality cults
1982
1735
1864
1960
12. The Hundred Flowers Campaign begins
1863
1960
1956
1661
13. Hua ousted; Deng Xiaoping becomes Paramount leader of the PRC; discontinues Maoist policies
1973
1644
1977
1958
14. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC
1987
1980
1993
1603
15. Japan surrenders; World War II ends; Korea divided; Japan occupied
1793
1949
1945
1993
16. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia
c. 1918
1866
1868
1971
17. Japan bombs Pearl Harbor; begins war with United States
1941
1947
1925
1863
18. Japan surrenders; World War II ends; Korea divided; Japan occupied
1973
1958
1901
1945
19. Ming Dynasty founded
1858
1904
1956
1368
20. Asian financial crisis begins in Thailand; Hong Kong transfers back to China
1793
1799
1926
1997
21. The Gwangwa Treaty signed; Japan takes on big-brother role toward Korea; Perry visits Korea
1592
1735
1799
1876
22. Communist Part of China founded
1950
1957
1921
1982
23. The General Sherman incident occurs; French campaign against Korea ensues - France withdraws
1927
1894
1866
1976
24. The Great Leap Forward Begins
1958
1899
1856
1966
25. Tiananmen Square Massacre
1392
1971
1989
1957
26. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises
1955
1839
1644
1980
27. Syngman Rhee forced to step down as president of South Korea; the Great Leap Forward ends; Liu Shaoqi takes power
1960
1953
1661
1997
28. Choson Dynasty founded
1392
1899
2002
1894
29. Kim Dae Jung becomes president of South Korea - begins Sunshine policy
1793
1998
1910
1994
30. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders
1960
1973
1767
1735
31. The Long March ends; Mao Zedong takes control of the CCP
1858
1936
1866
c. 1918
32. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis
1919
1856
1999
1954
33. Chiang Kai Shek begins reunification of China; defeats many warlords
1926
1957
1863
1956
34. Korean provisional government founded
1644
1919
1973
1971
35. Mao Zedong proclaims the People's Republic of China; the KMT flees to Taiwan
1598
1972
1949
1858
36. Taiping rebellion begins
1976
1850
1904
1897
37. Japan bombs Pearl Harbor; begins war with United States
1661
1904
1941
1894
38. The Long March ends; Mao Zedong takes control of the CCP
1936
1958
1927
1799
39. Lin Biao dies in plane crash over Mongolia
1916
1971
1966
1767
40. King Kojong comes to power; the Taewongun is forced out of power
1954
1863
1894
1994
41. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms
1722
1936
1925
1971
42. Tokugawa shogunate falls; Meiji restoration begins
1839
1937
1868
1980
43. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded
1934
1863
1955
1866
44. Korean War begins
1950
1871
1871
1735
45. Ming Dynasty falls - Qing dynasty rises
1592
1950
1776
1644
46. The Cultural Revolution begins
1368
1767
1966
1864
47. Qianlong emperor comes to power
1897
1901
1735
1961
48. New - U.S. created Japanese constitution ratified
1947
1953
1799
1979
49. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded
1955
1598
1982
1997
50. Kim Il Sung begins build-up of North Korean industry: North Korean economy booms
1954
1966
1958
1858