| 1825 |
King Minh Mang outlaws teaching of Christianity in Vietnam |
| 1830 |
Dutch institute Culture System in Indonesia |
| 1839–1842 |
Opium War |
| 1851–1864 |
Taiping Rebellion in China |
| 1853 |
Commodore Perry opens Japanese ports to foreign trade |
| 1857 |
Great Mutiny / Great Revolt by Indian sepoys against British rule |
| 1858 |
British Parliament begins to rule India |
| 1859–1885 |
Vietnam becomes a colony of France |
| 1867 |
Meiji Restoration in Japan |
| 1869 |
Suez Canal opens |
| 1872 |
Universal public schools established in Japan |
| 1885 |
Foundation of Indian National Congress |
| 1894–1895 |
Japan defeats China in Sino-Japanese War and gains control of Taiwan |
| 1898 |
United States takes control of Philippines from Spain |
| 1900 |
Boxer Rebellion in China |
| 1904 |
Japan attacks Russia and starts Russo-Japanese War |
| 1910 |
Korea becomes a province of Japan |
| 1912 |
China’s monarchy is replaced by a republic |