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Modern East Asian History Timeline
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1. Syngman Rhee forced to step down as president of South Korea; the Great Leap Forward ends; Liu Shaoqi takes power
1960
1993
1979
1982
2. Qianglong emperor steps down from power
1799
1936
1982
1989
3. Jiang Zemin becomes paramount leader of the PRC
1993
1598
1603
1876
4. The Gwangwa Treaty signed; Japan takes on big-brother role toward Korea; Perry visits Korea
1998
1876
1850
1850
5. Chiang Kai Shek begins reunification of China; defeats many warlords
1921
1957
1627
1926
6. Kangxi emperor comes to power
1916
1894
1661
1947
7. Korean War concludes in an armistice
1953
1897
1895
1950
8. Taiping rebellion begins
1850
1592
1941
1627
9. Hideyoshi driven out of Korea
1598
1945
1950
1871
10. Russo-Japanese war begins
1735
1994
1904
1858
11. Tonghak rebellion ensues; Sino-Japanese war begins
1871
1894
1955
1694
12. Russo-Japanese war begins
1961
1953
1904
1934
13. Qing Dynasty falls - Yuan Shikai becomes president of China
1950
1994
1911
1368
14. Japan begins invasion of Manchuria; ends cultural policy in Korea; Koreans are eventually forced to change their names
1598
1951
1931
1954
15. Chinese constitution amended; the office of president created in order to preclude future personality cults
1661
1598
1993
1982
16. Jiang Zemin steps down; Hu Jintao becomes paramount leader of the PRC
1856
1972
1592
2002
17. The KMT purges communists from their ranks; bloodshed ensues in Shanghai
1603
1863
1927
1954
18. King Kojong comes to power; the Taewongun is forced out of power
1894
1980
1863
1966
19. Yongjo becomes king of Korea
1979
1694
1799
1934
20. Ming Dynasty founded
1735
1368
1876
1955
21. Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea begins
1868
1592
1973
1957
22. Boxer rebellion begins
1598
1899
1926
1999
23. Queen Min Assassinated
1598
1858
1627
1895
24. Prince Sado killed by king Yongjo's orders
1856
1767
1953
1980
25. Mao and Zhou Enlai die; Hua Goufeng takes power; the Gang of Four arrested; the Cultural Revolution ends
1987
1976
1894
1871
26. George Macartney comes to China; accomplishes nothing
1993
1793
1850
1947
27. Japan bombs Pearl Harbor; begins war with United States
1980
1941
1927
1854
28. The Great Leap Forward Begins
1947
1958
1927
1897
29. Tiananmen Square Massacre
1999
1941
1977
1989
30. The Cultural Revolution begins
1910
1592
1966
1971
31. King Kojong proclaims himself emperor
1897
1961
1927
1955
32. Massive protests in South Korea force Chun Doo Hwan to keep his promise and step down
1977
1966
1945
1987
33. The Long March begins
1936
1998
1934
1894
34. Korean provisional government founded
1982
1897
1919
1368
35. Jiang Zemin steps down; Hu Jintao becomes paramount leader of the PRC
1911
1911
2002
1994
36. New - U.S. created Japanese constitution ratified
1850
1982
1947
1919
37. Boxer rebellion begins
1961
1767
1899
1722
38. King Kojong forced to abdicate: Choson dynasty ends; Korea officially becomes a Japanese colony
1910
1976
1956
1960
39. Kim Il Sung begins build-up of North Korean industry: North Korean economy booms
1934
1921
1839
1954
40. Shikai proclaims himself emperor - falls from power; the Warlord Period begins
1979
1925
1866
1916
41. Asia begins to recover from the financial crisis
1993
1856
1973
1999
42. Kim Dae Jung becomes president of South Korea - begins Sunshine policy
1958
1999
1895
1998
43. The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party founded
1799
1955
1976
1972
44. Korean War begins
1957
1854
1950
1972
45. Mao and Zhou Enlai die; Hua Goufeng takes power; the Gang of Four arrested; the Cultural Revolution ends
1976
1977
1960
1966
46. Mao Zedong proclaims the People's Republic of China; the KMT flees to Taiwan
1897
1949
1854
1661
47. Asian financial crisis begins in Thailand; Hong Kong transfers back to China
1997
1961
1661
1994
48. Queen Min Assassinated
1977
1910
1895
1966
49. Yongzheng emperor comes to power - enacts fiscal reforms
1722
1876
1926
1868
50. Communist Part of China founded
1977
1954
1392
1921