China

Mongolia and Taiwan Timeline

By Myca K
  • May 2, 1227

    Death of Supreme Conqueror.

    Death of Supreme Conqueror.
    (May 2 isn't the actual date.) Genghis Khan means "supreme conqueror." He changed the lives of the Mongolian nomads. Before he died in 1227, he had conquered all of Central Asia and started on China.
  • May 2, 1300

    Break Up of Mongol Empire.

    Break Up of Mongol Empire.
    (May 2 isn't the actual date.) Once the Mongol empire broke up, the Chinese gained control of them in the 17th century. The Chinese ruled Mongolia for hundreds of years.
  • May 2, 1571

    War No More.

    War No More.
    (May 2 isn't the actual date.) Mongols end a 300 year long war with China.

  • Invasion

    Invasion
    (May 2 isn't the actual date.) Mongols invade Siberia and Russia.

  • Hunger Strikes in Taiwan.

    Hunger Strikes in Taiwan.
    (May 2 isn't the actual date.) Because of famine in Fujian, many Chinese settle on the island in the 17th century. Manchu Dynasty conquered Taiwan in 1683.

  • War Strikes

    War Strikes
    (May 2 isn't the actual date.) The Japanese seized Taiwan after winning a war with China in 1895.

  • Independence.

    Independence.
    (May 2 isn't the actual date.) Mongolians push the Chinese people out in order to gain back their independence!

  • Government Issues

    Government Issues
    (May 2 isn't the actual date.) Taiwan was Japan's until they were defeated in World War II, Chinese Nationalists took over the island as there were Communists still on mainland China. Nationalists lost to the Communists, so the Nationalists ruled over Taiwan.

  • "Help."

    "Help."
    China promises to help "liberate" Taiwan,

  • Change of Parties.

    Change of Parties.
    (May 2 isn't the actual date.) Because Mongolia was so close to Russia, they became the Mongolian People's Republic in 1924. The communists ruled over the country until the Soviet Union fell in 1989. They became a democracy.