East & South East Asia. By MahaA 300 Invaders from Asia drove the Ainu into northern Japan. May 18, 1100 Real power rested with a Powerful warlord called a shogun. May 18, 1200 Mongolia - Mongol invaders led by Genghis Khan overthrew the Sung dynasty May 20, 1274 When the Mongols tried to inavde, the Japanese put aside their rivalries. May 18, 1279 Mongolia - Genghis Khan ruled all of china May 18, 1500 China - European influences reached China by sea. May 18, 1500 Portugese traders arrived in Japan May 23, 1500 Europeans came to Southeast Asia May 18, 1557 The first people to arrive were the Portugese who set up a trading colony at Macao May 18, 1600 The Japanese drove out European traders and the missionaries May 18, 1600 Japan remained largely cut off from the world May 18, 1800 China lost several wars and failed to keep out the European powers, Japan and the U.S. May 23, 1800 The British and French set up plantations for growing export crops. May 18, 1842 China lost Hong Kong to the British. May 18, 1868 A group of samurai demanding reforms overthrew the last shogun. May 18, 1890 Japan had a constitution and parliamentary system of government May 18, 1895 Japan captured Taiwan. May 18, 1895 The Japanese took the island of Taiwan from China May 18, 1905 Japan defeated Russia in the Russo-Japanese War. May 18, 1910 Japan annexed Korea. May 18, 1912 Rebels under the leadership of Sun Yat-sen overthrew the last Chinese dynasty and formed the Republic of China May 18, 1920 Japans empire also included mny islands in the North Pacific. May 18, 1930 Japan took over Manchuria May 18, 1937 Japan invaded eastern China May 18, 1940 Japan signed an alliance with Germany and Italy May 18, 1945 After Japans defeat the Nationalists and Communists fought for control of China May 18, 1945 The U.S. dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of hiroshima and Nagasaki May 18, 1949 The Communists won and set up the People's Republic of China under Mao Zedong May 18, 1949 The Soviet and U.S. occupation forces withdrew May 18, 1950 North Korea invaded South Korea sparking the Korean War. May 18, 1953 North Korea and South Korea signed an armistice to end the fighting. May 18, 1958 To improve China's economy, Mao launched the Great Leap Forward May 18, 1966 The Cultural Revolution delayed China's economic development and brought Chaos to the country. May 18, 1976 After Mao's Death, Deng Xiaoping came to power. May 23, 1989 Burma changed its name to Myanmar