CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF IMPORTANT EVENTS IN ASIATIC HISTORY
—During the Past 100 Years—
(Compiled by the Weekly Report, edited by the Cabinet Information Bureau)
| CONTINENTAL ASIA | JAPAN (Numerals indicate corresponding years in Japanese Era) |
|---|---|
| A. D. 1840, Beginning of the Opium War. | 2500 |
| 1842, Nanking Treaty. | 2502, The Shogunate order shutting out foreign ships is removed. |
| 1850, Beginning of the Taiping Rebellion. | 2510 |
| 1853 | 2513, Commodore Perry's visit. |
| 1858, Downfall of the Meworrh Empire. India becomes an English colony. Aihun Treaty. | 2518, Conclusion of treaties with United States and France. The Ansei coup d'état. |
| 1860, Negotiations for the Tientsin Treaty are started. | 2520 |
| 1867, France makes Tungpusai her protectorate. | 2527, Enthronement of the Emperor Meiji. Restoration of direct rule by the Emperor. |
| 1868 | 2528, The first year of Meiji. Yedo is renamed Tokyo. |
| 1877, India is taken into the British Empire. | 2537, Saigo Rebellion in Kyushu. |
| 1883, Annam is made a protectorate of France. | 2543 |
| 1885, Conclusion of the Tientsin Treaty. | 2545, Conclusion of the Peace Treaty between Japan and Korea. |
| 1886, Burma is annexed to the British Empire. | 2546 |
| 1887, Birth of French Indo-China. | 2547; 2549, Proclamation of the Constitution of the Empire of Japan. |
| 1894, Beginning of the Sino-Japanese War. | 2554, Conclusion of the Defensive Alliance with Korea. |
| 1895, Conclusion of the Shimonoseki Treaty. Declaration of Korean Independence. | 2555, Interference by the Three Powers. |
| CONTINENTAL ASIA | JAPAN |
|---|---|
| 1898, Lease of Kiaochow Bay to Germany, Port Arthur and Dairen to Russia, Weihaiwei and Kowloon to Great Britain. | 2558 |
| 1899, Lease of Kwangchow Bay to France. The Boxer Uprising in Shantung Province. | 2559 |
| 1900, Capture of Mukden. | 2560 |
| 1902 | 2562, Conclusion of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance. |
| 1904, Beginning of the Russo-Japanese War. China declares neutrality. | 2564–2565, The Russo-Japanese War. |
| 1905, Conclusion of the Portsmouth Peace Treaty. | 2565 |
| 1908, Enthronement of Suan Tung Ti. Anti-English movement in India. | 2568 |
| 1910 | 2570, Annexation of Korea. Korea is renamed Chosen. |
| 1911, Capture of Nanking by the Revolutionists. | 2571, Revision of treaties with Western Powers. |
| 1912, Downfall of the Tsing Empire. Birth of Chung-Hua-Min-Kuo. | 2572, Demise of the Emperor Meiji. Enthronement of the Emperor Taisho. |
| 1913, Yuan Shih-kai becomes the president of the new Chinese Republic. Recognition of Chung-Hua-Min-Kuo (the Republic of China) by the Powers. | 2573 |
| 1914 | 2574, Japan declares war on Germany. 2574–2578, Japan participates in the World War. |
| 1915, Conclusion of the Sino-Japanese Treaty. | 2575 |
| 1918 | 2578, The Armistice of the World War. |
| CONTINENTAL ASIA | JAPAN |
|---|---|
| 1922, The Eastern Three Provinces declare independence. Li Yuan-hung becomes President. | 2582, Japan despatches an army to Siberia. |
| 1923, Tsao Kun becomes President. | 2583, Abrogation of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance. |
| 1924, Tuan Chi-jui is made the Acting Chief of Executives. | 2584 |
| 1926, Chiang Kai-shek begins his expedition to North China. | 2586, Demise of the Emperor Taisho. Accession to the Throne of Crown Prince Hirohito. |
| 1927, Establishment of the Kuomintang Government in Nanking. | 2587, Japan despatches an army to Shantung. |
| 1928, The Tsinan Incident. Chang Tso-lin is killed. Chiang Kai-shek assumes the leadership of the Kuomintang Government. | 2588, Japan despatches an army to Tsinan. |
| 1931, The Manchurian Incident. | 2591, The Manchurian Incident. |
| 1932, The Shanghai Affair. Birth of Manchoukuo. | 2592, Recognition of Manchoukuo. |
| 1936, Establishment of the East Hopei Autonomous Government and the Hopei-Chahar Political Council. Te Wang declares the independence of Inner Mongolia. | 2596, Diplomatic negotiations with China. |
| 1937, Beginning of the China Affair. | 2597, Occupation of important places in North and Central China. |