Chinese History

Yuan Dynasty fall

Mar 4, 1368

The Yuan Dynasty was the Mongols. They took over China. However, the Ming drove Yuan out of China. They then restored their traditional Chinese culture.

Zheng He Explorations

Mar 9, 1405

Zheng He’s voyages was supported by the Ming emperor in order to flex their muscles and show off what china had.

Banned Trade Policy

Mar 9, 1500

China creates a policy stating a ban on trade. It begins to isolate. China decides to isolate due to fear that the Western powers might conquer them.

Economy in Qing Dynasty

Mar 9, 1640

In the early reigns of the dynasty, the writing of Zhu Xi continued to influence their economy. They continued with bureaucracy.

Manchu nomads conquer China; Qing Dynasty rules

Mar 4, 1644

Ming Dynasty brought in Manchu warriors to settle down the rebels in uprising. However, the Manchu turned against the Ming after crossing Beijing. Resulting in the subjugation of China.

Chongzhen

Mar 9, 1644

Chongzhen was the last emperor of the Ming dynasty. He committed suicide the same year that the Manchus took over Ming.

Reign of Kangxi

Mar 9, 1664

Reign of Kangxi. He was the emperor of China, and he had one of the longest reigns in the Qin dynasty.

Public Student Demonstrations

Mar 9, 1711

The Qin dynasty continued Chinese bureaucracy. However, they began to corrupt it. Those in the bureaucracy (with wealth) bribed the exam givers. Those who actually had the intelectual characteristics needed and were disapporoved began to demonstrate due to the unfairness.

Emperor Qianlong

Mar 9, 1736

Emperor of China Qianlong expanded the empire further into central Asia.

White Lotus Rebellion

Mar 9, 1796

White Lotus Rebellion was one of the many rebellions held during the Qin Dynasty. This rebellion was held by Buddhists who were mad over taxes and government corruption.

Lin Zexu

Mar 9, 1830

The emperor of the dynasty sent one of the most distinguished oficials to fight with the Britians over the Opium. However, he was defeated. The emperor was forced to sue for peave and send him into exile.

Opium War

Mar 9, 1839

Britian emperialism over China was the trade of Opium. When China began to realize than Opium was addicting and affecting the governement, China decided to abolish it. However, Britian did not want it to stop, so they went to war. China lost.

Treaty of Nanjing

Mar 9, 1842

The Treaty of Nanjing was signed after the first opium war. Opium was still enforced into China.

Taiping Rebellion

Mar 9, 1850

Taiping Rebellion was led by Hong Xiuguan. He had an army of Hakka women amed to destroy Qin forces.

Self-Strenghning Movement

Mar 9, 1850

Movement aimed at countering the challenge from the west led by Qin officials, such as Zeug Guotan. These reforms wanted to root out corruption in the bureaucracy.

Irrigation Neglection

Mar 9, 1850

Due to neglection of funds on irrigation and using the money on other things, the Huanghe emptied into the south sea of the peninsula.

Boxer Rebellion

Mar 9, 1898

This rebellion meant to expel the foreigners from China. It was put down through the intervention of the imperialist powers in 1901,

Empress Cixi

Mar 9, 1898

Empress Cixi was the last ruler of the Qin Dynasty.

Fall of Qing Dynasty

Mar 9, 1900

Around the 1900s, the Qing dynasty fell due to both internal and external problems.

Puyi

Mar 9, 1912

Puyi was the last emperor of China. He was deposed. So then China extablishd a republican government in China.