Imperial Japan By makayla5014 Jan 22, 1800 Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty was at the height of its power. Jan 23, 1853 Nanjing The second largest city of the empire, Nanjing was attacked. Around 25, 000 people were massacred. Jan 23, 1858 Opium trade Chinese legalized opium trade and opened new ports for foreign trade. Jan 23, 1863 Sat-Cho The Sat-Cho forced the shogun to promise to end relations with the West Jan 23, 1868 Meiji Restoration The Sat-Cho army attacked the shogun’s palace and demanded that the emperor’s power be restored. The Meiji restoration begins. Jan 23, 1889 Meiji Constitution [ ](shttp://history.hanover.edu/texts/1889con.html) The Meiji constitution was adopted. Jan 23, 1904 Surprise attack Japan launched a surprise attack on Russia at Port Arthur which Russia took from China in 1898. Jan 23, 1905 Revolutionary Alliance [ ](http:// history.state.gov/milestones/1899-1913/chinese-rev) Sun Yat-sen forms Revolutionary Alliance in China Jan 23, 1907 Gentlemen's Agreement Theodore Roosevelt made a “gentlemen’s agreement” with Japan that essentially stopped Japanese immigration to the United States. Jan 23, 1910 Korea Japan annexes Korea
