Emperor
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Chinese Events
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American Events
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European Events
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ShunZhi
(1644-1661) |
Manchu rule begins 1644. |
Harvard
College Founded. Americas are still colonies. |
English
Civil war ends. A king is beheaded. |
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End of
Thirty Years war in 1648 with the treaty of Westphalia. (first real
peace conference). |
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Publication of scientific works by Ch’en Yuan-lung. |
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1661 –
Monarchy comes back in form of William and Mary. |
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KangXi
(1662 –
1722) |
KangXi
is known for promoting art and science. |
British
seize New York. |
Louis
XIV is king of France - an absolutist. |
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China
conquers Formosa in 1683. |
Newspapers begin production. |
Peter
the Great becomes Czar of Russia – another absolutist. |
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Chinese
Ports open to trade in 1685. |
Spain
occupies Texas in 1720. |
French
learn to make Chinese pottery and silk weaving begins in Europe. |
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China
conquers western Mongolia. |
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Increased interaction with East over all. |
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Italian
Jesuit missionary comes to China in 1715. |
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Revolt
must be suppressed in Formosa 1721. |
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YongZheng
(1723-1735) |
Qing
Encyclopedia compiled in 1723. |
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Enlightenment is getting into full swing. |
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In
1727, must reestablish borders with Russia. |
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Prohibits the smoking of Opium in 1729. |
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QianLong
(1736-1795) |
“China
occupies eastern Turkestan.” |
War of
Independence
1776 – 83. |
French
Revolution – 1789 (culmination of enlightenment ideals.) |
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Time of
great prosperity in general. |
America
discards Articles of Confederation and writes its constitution. |
Diderot
and first French and English Encyclopedias |
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JiaQing
(1796-1820) |
Most
famous for prosecuting his father’s Grand Minister, He Shen. (“JiaQing
Emperor of China”) |
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Napoleonic
Wars wreak havoc on Europe. |
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DaoGuang
(1821-1850) |
First opium wars. 1839 - 1842 |
California
Gold Rush. |
Photography invented. |
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Beginning
of Taiping Rebellion. |
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XianFeng
(1851-1861) |
Taiping Rebellion, Muslim rebellions in
southwest and northwest. |
Friction
over issues surrounding state’s rights and slavery in America. |
Increased
obsession with imperialism. |
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Second Opium War (1856-1860) |
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Treaties
of Tianjin |
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Beijing
Convention. |
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TongZhi
(1862-1874) |
Attempted
reform, but was not so successful because of his conservative mother –
Empress Ci Xi. |
American
Civil War |
More
imperialism. |
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GuangXu
(1875-1908) |
Tried to
institute 100 Days Reform. CiXi raised a coup.
She just won’t die! |
Reconstruction of the South. |
E.D. Morel
and Roger Casement head up the Congo reform movement. |
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XuanTong
(1908-1912) |
Xinhai
rebellion, emperor resigns but retains title. |
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Later
reinstates himself for 12 days in 1917. Has to sign papers forfeiting
imperial status. |
End of
WWI. |
End of
WWI. Europe is geographically and economically destroyed. Physical and
emotional devastation. |
