History timeline

Asia Pacific

265 periods and events, 50000 BCE – today.

Within Asia Pacific

China5001 BCE – today
Japan14001 BCE – today
Korea2333 BCE – today
Vietnam1001 BCE – today
Singapore650 – today
Thailand600 – today
India2601 BCE – 1949
Indonesia650 – 1998
Malaysia1400 – 2003
Pakistan7000 BCE – 1998
Myanmar200 BCE – today
Mongolia209 BCE – 1992
Cambodia50 – 1993
Laos500 BCE – today

Periods and events

When	Period or event	Kind	Source
50000 BCE – 1606	Aboriginal Australians澳大利亚原住民· Australia Aboriginal peoples settle the continent, forming one of the world's oldest continuous cultures. At least 50,000 years ago; date approximate.	Other	Source
2201 BCE – 100	Austronesian settlement南岛民族的迁入· Philippines Austronesian-speaking peoples migrate into the islands, ancestors of most Filipinos.	Movement	Source
100 – 900	Prehistory史前时期· Philippines	Other
900 – 1565	Precolonial period前殖民时期· Philippines	Other
1250 – 1350	Māori settlement毛利人定居· New Zealand Polynesian voyagers settle New Zealand, the last major landmass reached by humans. Date approximate.	Movement	Source
1565 – 1898	Spanish period西班牙时期· Philippines	Colonial
1606 – 1644	European discovery (Dutch and Tasman)欧洲人的发现（荷兰人与塔斯曼）· Australia Dutch navigators, including Abel Tasman, chart parts of the coast they call New Holland.	Colonial	Source
1642 – 1770	European contact (Tasman, Cook)欧洲人的接触（塔斯曼、库克）· New Zealand Abel Tasman sights the islands in 1642; James Cook charts them in 1769–70.	Colonial	Source
1770	Cook charts the east coast库克绘制东海岸· Australia James Cook maps the eastern coast and claims it for Britain.	Colonial	Source
1788	First Fleet and penal colony第一舰队与流放殖民地· Australia The First Fleet establishes a British penal colony at Sydney, beginning European settlement.	Colonial	Source
1840	Treaty of Waitangi《怀唐伊条约》· New Zealand Māori chiefs and the British Crown sign the treaty that founds the colony; its meaning is still contested.	Politics	Source
1845 – 1872	New Zealand Wars新西兰战争· New Zealand Conflicts between the Crown and Māori over sovereignty and land.	War	Source
1851 – 1860	Gold rushes淘金热· Australia Gold discoveries bring mass immigration and rapid growth to the colonies.	Economy	Source
1893	Women's suffrage妇女选举权（世界首例）· New Zealand New Zealand becomes the first self-governing country to grant women the vote.	Movement	Source
1898 – 1946	American period美国时期· Philippines	Colonial
1901	Federation (Commonwealth of Australia)联邦成立（澳大利亚联邦）· Australia Six colonies unite to form the self-governing Commonwealth of Australia.	Politics	Source
1907	Dominion of New Zealand新西兰自治领· New Zealand New Zealand becomes a self-governing dominion within the British Empire.	Politics	Source
1914 – 1918	Gallipoli and World War I加里波利战役与第一次世界大战· Australia The ANZAC campaign at Gallipoli becomes central to Australia's national identity.	War	Source
1914 – 1918	Gallipoli and World War I加里波利战役与第一次世界大战· New Zealand New Zealand's ANZAC service at Gallipoli shapes its sense of nationhood.	War	Source
1946 – 1965	Post-independence独立后· Philippines	Politics
1965 – 1986	Marcos era马科斯时期· Philippines	Politics
1967	ASEAN founded by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand东盟成立：印度尼西亚、马来西亚、菲律宾、新加坡、泰国· ASEAN	Politics
1975	Waitangi Tribunal and Māori renaissance怀唐伊裁判所与毛利复兴· New Zealand A tribunal to address Treaty breaches, alongside a revival of Māori language and culture.	Politics	Source
1984	Brunei joins文莱加入· ASEAN	Politics
1986 – today	Contemporary当代· Philippines	Politics
1992	Mabo decision (native title)马博案（原住民土地权）· Australia The High Court recognizes native title, overturning the doctrine of terra nullius.	Politics	Source
1995	Vietnam joins越南加入· ASEAN	Politics
1997	Laos and Myanmar join老挝、缅甸加入· ASEAN	Politics
1999	Cambodia joins柬埔寨加入· ASEAN	Politics