History of Modern China Part 1

Ming Dynasty

Period: Feb 10, 1600 to Feb 10, 1644

actually 1368-1644

Nurhaci

Period: Feb 10, 1600 to Feb 10, 1626

ctually 1559-1626

Jin Dynasty of Nurhaci

Feb 10, 1616

War declared against Ming

Feb 10, 1629

Rebellion/Suicide of Emperor

Feb 10, 1640

Manchu Conquest of China

Feb 10, 1644

Yangzhou Massacre

Feb 11, 1645

Reign of Kangxi Emperor

Period: Feb 10, 1661 to Feb 10, 1772

Patronage of Chinees Culture

Stabilization of Qing control

Feb 10, 1680

Jurchen Land campaigns

Period: Feb 10, 1690 to Feb 10, 1820

Opening of Coastal Ports

Feb 10, 1693

18th Century Population Boom

Period: Feb 10, 1700 to Feb 10, 1800

Canton System

Period: Feb 11, 1757 to Feb 11, 1842

Ends with Loss of Opium War

Macartney Mission

Feb 10, 1793

Zeng Guofan

Period: Feb 10, 1811 to Feb 10, 1877

Hong Xiuquan

Period: Feb 10, 1814 to Feb 10, 1864

Opium Debates

Feb 10, 1830

Opium War (1)

Period: Feb 10, 1839 to Feb 10, 1842

Treaty of Nanjing

Feb 10, 1842

Era of Unequal Treaties

Period: Feb 10, 1842 to Feb 10, 1930

Taiping Rebellion

Period: Feb 10, 1851 to Feb 10, 1864

Second Opium War/Arrow War

Period: Feb 10, 1856 to Feb 10, 1858

Self-Strengthening Movement

Period: Feb 10, 1861 to Feb 10, 1895

Japan proposes removing Chinese characters

Feb 10, 1866

Meiji Restoration

Period: Feb 10, 1868 to Feb 10, 1910

Telegraph lines set

Feb 10, 1871

Lu Xun born

Feb 10, 1881

Chinese Exclusion Acts

Feb 10, 1882

100 Days Reform

Feb 10, 1889

Sino-Japanese War (1)

Period: Feb 10, 1894 to Feb 10, 1895

Treaty of Shimonoseki and Triple Intervention

Feb 10, 1895

Boxer Rebellion

Period: Feb 10, 1898 to Feb 10, 1901

Qing support Boxers

Feb 10, 1900

Boxer Peace Accord/Indemnity

Feb 10, 1901

Civil Service Exams Abolished

Feb 10, 1905

Emperor and Dowager Die

Feb 10, 1908

Korea Annexed by Japan

Feb 10, 1910

Foreigners burn summer palace

Feb 10, 1911