Synchronized East Asian Historiography & Inter-Reign Matrix

East Asian Dynastic & Inter-Reign Synchronizer (東亞 歷代 年表)

Traverse 1,000 years of East Asian geopolitical and institutional history across four concurrent chronological streams (930–1920 CE). Align Korean kings of Goryeo and Joseon with Chinese imperial reigns (Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing), Japanese shogunates and imperial eras (Kamakura, Muromachi, Sengoku, Edo, Meiji), and pivotal moments in the Andong Kim clan leadership.

Comparative East Asian Historical Matrix (930–1920 CE)

East Asian Dynastic Synchronizer (東亞 歷代 年表)

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930 CEGoryeo King Taejo (Wang Geon)
10th Century (Early Goryeo)
1. Korea (高麗·朝鮮)東國
Goryeo King Taejo (Wang Geon), 13th Year

Battle of Gochang (Andong); Goryeo defeats Later Baekje king Gyeon Hwon.

2. China (宋·元·明·淸)中華
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (Later Tang)

Emperor Mingzong of Later Tang reigns in Luoyang.

3. Japan (幕府·時代)日本
Heian Period (Heian-kyo)

Emperor Daigo abdicates; rise of the Fujiwara regents.

4. World History (萬國)全球
Global Milestone

Founding of the Al-Azhar University in Cairo; Saxon dynasty in Germany.

Andong Kim Clan Milestone in this Era:

Kim Seon-pyeong (김선평) granted the title Samtaesa (Three Grand Preceptors) and the hereditary surname Kim of Andong by King Taejo.

世系 考證
1270 CEGoryeo King Wonjong
13th Century (Late Goryeo)
1. Korea (高麗·朝鮮)東國
Goryeo King Wonjong, 11th Year

Capital returned from Ganghwa Island to Gaegyeong; outbreak of the Sambyeolcho Rebellion.

2. China (宋·元·明·淸)中華
Yuan Dynasty (Mongol Empire)

Kublai Khan establishes Dadu (Beijing) as imperial capital.

3. Japan (幕府·時代)日本
Kamakura Shogunate

Regent Hojo Tokimune mobilizes coastal samurai against impending Mongol fleets.

4. World History (萬國)全球
Global Milestone

Eighth Crusade; Thomas Aquinas completes the Summa Theologiae.

Andong Kim Clan Milestone in this Era:

General Kim Bang-gyeong (김방경) appointed Supreme Military Commander of Goryeo to pacify Jeju and maintain kingdom autonomy.

世系 考證
1392 CEJoseon King Taejo (Yi Seong-gye)
14th Century (Founding of Joseon)
1. Korea (高麗·朝鮮)東國
Joseon King Taejo (Yi Seong-gye), 1st Year

Proclamation of the Joseon Dynasty; transition from Gaegyeong to Hanyang.

2. China (宋·元·明·淸)中華
Ming Dynasty

Hongwu Emperor (Zhu Yuanzhang) consolidates Ming governance in Nanjing.

3. Japan (幕府·時代)日本
Muromachi Period (Nanboku-cho Unification)

Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu unifies the Northern and Southern Imperial Courts.

4. World History (萬國)全球
Global Milestone

Treaty of Paris (1396) during Hundred Years' War; rise of the Ottoman Empire.

Andong Kim Clan Milestone in this Era:

Kim Sa-hyeong (김사형, Gu Andong Kim) recognized as First-Class Founding Meritorious Subject (Gae-guk Gongsin) and Left State Councilor.

世系 考證
1402 CEKing Taejong
15th Century (Early Joseon)
1. Korea (高麗·朝鮮)東國
King Taejong, 2nd Year

Creation of the Honil Gangni Yeokdae Gukdo Ji do (First world map of East Asia).

2. China (宋·元·明·淸)中華
Ming Dynasty

Jingnan campaign concludes; Yongle Emperor ascends the dragon throne.

3. Japan (幕府·時代)日本
Muromachi Shogunate

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu opens official tally trade (Kango) with Ming China.

4. World History (萬國)全球
Global Milestone

Battle of Ankara (Tamerlane captures Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I).

Andong Kim Clan Milestone in this Era:

Kim Sa-hyeong oversees the compilation of the Honil Gangni Yeokdae Gukdo Ji do world atlas with Yi Hoe.

世系 考證
1592 CEKing Seonjo
16th Century (Imjin War)
1. Korea (高麗·朝鮮)東國
King Seonjo, 25th Year

Outbreak of the Imjin War; Admiral Yi Sun-sin triumphs at Hansando; King retreats to Uiju.

2. China (宋·元·明·淸)中華
Ming Dynasty

Wanli Emperor dispatches General Li Rusong and imperial relief forces to Joseon.

3. Japan (幕府·時代)日本
Azuchi-Momoyama Period

Toyotomi Hideyoshi launches 160,000 samurai invasion of the Korean peninsula.

4. World History (萬國)全球
Global Milestone

Elizabeth I reigns in England; William Shakespeare begins composing London plays.

Andong Kim Clan Milestone in this Era:

General Kim Si-min (김시민) achieves the Great Victory of Jinju Fortress (진주대첩) with 3,800 troops against 30,000 invaders.

世系 考證
1636 CEKing Injo
17th Century (Manchu Invasions)
1. Korea (高麗·朝鮮)東國
King Injo, 14th Year

Outbreak of the Second Manchu Invasion (Byeongja Horan); 47-day siege of Namhansanseong.

2. China (宋·元·明·淸)中華
Later Jin / Qing Dynasty

Hong Taiji proclaims the Qing Dynasty in Shenyang and demands royal Joseon submission.

3. Japan (幕府·時代)日本
Edo Period (Tokugawa Shogunate)

Tokugawa Iemitsu enforces national maritime seclusion edicts (Sakoku).

4. World History (萬國)全球
Global Milestone

Founding of Harvard College in Massachusetts; René Descartes publishes Discourse on Method (1637).

Andong Kim Clan Milestone in this Era:

Kim Sang-heon (김상헌) tears up the surrender dispatch in the royal presence, leading the Chokhwa moral resistance.

世系 考證
1680 CEKing Sukjong
17th Century (Sarim Governance)
1. Korea (高麗·朝鮮)東國
King Sukjong, 6th Year

Gyeongsin Hwanguk (Turnabout of State); Seoin faction takes ministerial reins.

2. China (宋·元·明·淸)中華
Qing Dynasty

Kangxi Emperor suppresses the Revolt of the Three Feudatories (Sanfan).

3. Japan (幕府·時代)日本
Edo Period (Genroku Cultural Boom)

Tokugawa Tsunayoshi becomes 5th Shogun; zenith of Edo urban theater and literature.

4. World History (萬國)全球
Global Milestone

Isaac Newton formulates the laws of universal gravitation in Cambridge.

Andong Kim Clan Milestone in this Era:

Kim Su-hang (김수항) serves as Chief State Councilor (영의정), solidifying the clan's leadership in the Sarim political consensus.

世系 考證
1715 CEKing Sukjong
18th Century (Philosophical Zenith)
1. Korea (高麗·朝鮮)東國
King Sukjong, 41st Year

The Great Horak Debate (호락논쟁) divides Korean Neo-Confucian philosophers over human vs. animal nature.

2. China (宋·元·明·淸)中華
Qing Dynasty

Compilation of the grand Kangxi Dictionary (康熙字典) near completion.

3. Japan (幕府·時代)日本
Edo Period (Kyoho Reforms)

Tokugawa Yoshimune initiates agrarian austerity and fiscal reforms.

4. World History (萬國)全球
Global Milestone

Death of Louis XIV (The Sun King) in France; Treaty of Utrecht reshapes Europe.

Andong Kim Clan Milestone in this Era:

Kim Chang-hyup (농암 김창협) and Kim Chang-heup establish the Nakron (Capital School) doctrine of Inmulseong-dong-ron.

世系 考證
1802 CEKing Sunjo
19th Century (Sedo Politics & Queens)
1. Korea (高麗·朝鮮)東國
King Sunjo, 2nd Year

Royal Wedding Ceremony of King Sunjo and Queen Sunwon; publication of Garye Dogam Uigwe.

2. China (宋·元·明·淸)中華
Qing Dynasty

Jiaqing Emperor cracks down on White Lotus Rebellion in Sichuan.

3. Japan (幕府·時代)日本
Late Edo Period

Tokugawa Ienari reigns; Western ships begin appearing near Ezo (Hokkaido).

4. World History (萬國)全球
Global Milestone

Treaty of Amiens during Napoleonic Wars; Beethoven composes the Moonlight Sonata.

Andong Kim Clan Milestone in this Era:

Queen Sunwon (순원왕후) installed as Queen Consort; her father Kim Jo-sun establishes enlightened clan governance.

世系 考證
1851 CEKing Cheoljong
19th Century (Late Joseon Dynastic Ties)
1. Korea (高麗·朝鮮)東國
King Cheoljong, 2nd Year

Royal Wedding Ceremony of King Cheoljong and Queen Cheorin at Changdeokgung.

2. China (宋·元·明·淸)中華
Qing Dynasty

Outbreak of the massive Taiping Rebellion under Hong Xiuquan.

3. Japan (幕府·時代)日本
Late Tokugawa Era (Bakumatsu Prelude)

Arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry's US Navy Black Ships in Uraga Bay (1853).

4. World History (萬國)全球
Global Milestone

Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace in London; Herman Melville publishes Moby-Dick.

Andong Kim Clan Milestone in this Era:

Queen Cheorin (철인왕후) installed as Queen Consort; Lord Kim Mun-geun commands the Military Training Guard.

世系 考證
1920 CEColonial Era (Provisional Government in Shanghai)
20th Century (Anti-Colonial Independence)
1. Korea (高麗·朝鮮)東國
Colonial Era (Provisional Government in Shanghai)

March 1st Movement (1919) aftermath; Battle of Cheongsanri in Manchuria.

2. China (宋·元·明·淸)中華
Republic of China (Beiyang Era)

May Fourth Movement sparks Chinese modern intellectual awakening in Beijing.

3. Japan (幕府·時代)日本
Taisho Period

Taisho Democracy era; Japanese military expands presence in Northeast China.

4. World History (萬國)全球
Global Milestone

League of Nations established in Geneva; 19th Amendment guarantees women's suffrage in the United States.

Andong Kim Clan Milestone in this Era:

General Kim Jwa-jin (김좌진, Andong Kim) commands the Northern Military Administration Office army in the Battle of Cheongsanri.

世系 考證
Chronological alignments verified with the Joseon Wangjo Sillok (조선왕조실록) and the Goryeosa (고려사).
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