East Asian History 1-24
23 entries in the East Asian History compendium.
Liu Song dynastyFirst of the four Southern dynasties during the Northern and Southern period.NanyueAncient kingdom bridging Chinese and Yue cultures in southern China.Northern WeiFirst Northern dynasty that unified northern China and promoted sinicization.Partition of JinDivision of Jin into Han, Zhao, and Wei states.Qi (state)A major Zhou state, hegemon, and last to fall to Qin.Qin's wars of unificationCampaigns that unified China under the First Emperor.Qin (state)Ancient Chinese state that unified the Warring States.Rebellion of the Seven StatesIt was led by seven semi-autonomous regional kings who resisted the emperor's efforts to cShu HanA Han rump state in the Three Kingdoms period.Reform and opening upEconomic reforms that transformed China into a global power.Self-Strengthening MovementLate Qing reform movement to strengthen state through Western technology.Smashing the Gang of FourBloodless coup that ended the Cultural Revolution.Taiwan under Japanese ruleThis began after the Qing dynasty ceded Fujian-Taiwan Province in the Treaty of ShimonosekTaiwan independence movementMovement for Taiwan to become a de jure sovereign state.Territorial disputes in the South China SeaMultilateral disputes over islands, waters, and resources in the South China Sea.Tongzhi RestorationAn unsuccessful modernization program during the Tongzhi Emperor's reign.Sino-French WarLimited war for influence in Vietnam without declaration.Sino-Vietnamese WarSino-Indian WarIt was a military escalation of the Sino-Indian border dispute, concentrated in the North-Sino-Soviet splitIdeological rivalry split communist world into tri-polar Cold War.Shanghai massacreViolent suppression of CCP in Shanghai by Chiang Kai-shek's forces.Second Sino-Japanese WarLargest Asian war of the 20th century, intertwined with World War II.Treaty of San FranciscoEnded WWII occupation and restored Japanese sovereignty.
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