Timeline of Taiwanese history

This is a timeline of Taiwanese history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Taiwan and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Taiwan and History of the Republic of China. See also the list of rulers of Taiwan.

3rd century

7th century

12th century

13th century

14th century

16th century

17th century

18th century

19th century

20th century

21st century

Citations

^ a b Knapp 1980, p. 5.
^ Knapp 1980, p. 6.
^ a b Rubinstein 1999, p. 86.
^ a b c d Andrade 2008f.
^ a b Knapp 1980, p. 8.
^ a b c d e Andrade 2008a.
^ Knapp 1980, p. 9.
^ Knapp 1980, p. 117.
^ a b c Knapp 1980, p. 10.
^ a b c d Huang (2005), Chapter 3.
^ a b c d e f Andrade 2008d.
^ Knapp 1980, p. 12.
^ Twitchett 1998, p. 603.
^ a b c d e f g Andrade 2008b.
^ a b c d e f Andrade 2008c.
^ a b Andrade 2008g.
^ a b c d e f Andrade 2008h.
^ a b Andrade 2008e.
^ a b c Andrade 2008j.
^ a b c Andrade 2008k.
^ a b Twitchett 1998, p. 722.
^ a b Twitchett 1998, p. 723.
^ Twitchett 1998, p. 724.
^ a b c d Rubinstein 1999, p. 96.
^ a b c Rubinstein 1999, p. 97.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Rubinstein 1999, p. 10.
^ a b Rubinstein 1999, p. 98.
^ Rubinstein 1999, p. 100.
^ a b c d e Rubinstein 1999, p. 101.
^ Rubinstein 1999, p. 102.
^ Rubinstein 1999, p. 109.
^ Rubinstein 1999, p. 108.
^ Thompson 1964, p. 178-179.
^ Rubinstein 1999, p. 112.
^ Wong 2017, p. 193-194.
^ a b Ye 2019, p. 51.
^ Rubinstein 1999, p. 113.
^ a b c d Rubinstein 1999, p. 114.
^ Rubinstein 1999, p. 115.
^ a b c d e f Ye 2019, p. 50-55.
^ a b Ye 2019, p. 47-49.
^ Rubinstein 1999, p. 116.
^ a b Rubinstein 1999, p. 117.
^ Wong 2017, p. 194.
^ a b Rubinstein 1999, p. 118.
^ a b Rubinstein 1999, p. 119.
^ Ye 2019, p. 54.
^ a b c Shepherd 1993, p. 150-154.
^ Rubinstein 1999, p. 124.
^ a b c d e Rubinstein 1999, p. 136.
^ Knapp 1980, p. 71.
^ Rubinstein 1999, p. 143.
^ Davidson (1903), p. 80-1.
^ a b Ye 2019, p. 56.
^ Rubinstein 1999, p. 155.
^ a b Knapp 1980, p. 97.
^ a b Knapp 1980, p. 96.
^ Ye 2019, p. 56-57.
^ a b Rubinstein 1999, p. 177.
^ Rubinstein 1999, p. 142.
^ a b Ye 2019, p. 58.
^ Rubinstein 1999, p. 167.
^ a b Rubinstein 1999, p. 158.
^ Rubinstein 1999, p. 157.
^ a b c Rubinstein 1999, p. 168.
^ a b Knapp 1980, p. 102.
^ Rubinstein 1999, p. 183.
^ Rubinstein 1999, p. 165.
^ a b Knapp 1980, p. 169.
^ Rubinstein 1999, p. 185.
^ a b c d Rubinstein 1999, p. 187.
^ a b Rubinstein 1999, p. 189.
^ Knapp 1980, p. 169-170.
^ a b c Knapp 1980, p. 170.
^ a b c Rubinstein 1999, p. 205.
^ Knapp 1980, p. 44.
^ a b c Rubinstein 1999, p. 206.
^ a b c Rubinstein 1999, p. 207.
^ Rubinstein 1999, p. 208.
^ Rubinstein 1999, p. 209.
^ Rubinstein 1999, p. 212.
^ a b Rubinstein 1999, p. 217.
^ Yang Ching-ting (28 Nov 2007). "Time to recall the Beipu Uprising". Taipei Times. p. 8. Retrieved 9 Aug 2016.
^ a b Rubinstein 1999, p. 211.
^ Rubinstein 1999, p. 218.
^ 戴寶村. "太魯閣戰爭百年回顧" (PDF).
^ a b Rubinstein 1999, p. 219.
^ Rubinstein 1999, p. 232.
^ Rubinstein 1999, p. 234.
^ Knapp 1980, p. 48.
^ Knapp 1980, p. 50.
^ Rubinstein 1999, p. 240.
^ Huang (2005), Chapter 6.
^ Rubinstein 1999, p. 245.
^ a b c Rubinstein 1999, p. 236.
^ a b Rubinstein 1999, p. 293.
^ a b Rubinstein 1999, p. 295.
^ Rubinstein 1999, p. 297.
^ a b Rubinstein 1999, p. 299.
^ Rubinstein 1999, p. 300.
^ Rubinstein 1999, p. 302.
^ a b c Rubinstein 1999, p. 324.
^ "Milestones: 1945–1952 - Office of the Historian".
^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan (2022-03-17). "History of Taiwan". www.taiwan.gov.tw. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
^ Rubinstein 1999, p. 321.
^ Rubinstein 1999, p. 322.
^ a b Rubinstein 1999, p. 325.
^ "Treaty of Taipei". www.taiwandocuments.org. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
^ Rubinstein 1999, p. 326.
^ Rubinstein 1999, p. 331.
^ Rubinstein 1999, p. 327.
^ Rubinstein 1999, p. 329.
^ a b c Rubinstein 1999, p. 22.
^ Lin, Alvin (1999). "Writing Taiwanese: The Development of Modern Written Taiwanese" (PDF). Sino-Platonic Papers (89). OCLC 41879041.
^ a b Rubinstein 1999, p. 333.
^ Rubinstein 1999, p. 374.
^ Hau 2000, p. 1132.
^ Rubinstein 1999, p. 286.
^ "1.2 million form human chain in Taiwan". NBC News. 28 February 2004. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
^ Bradsher, Keith (2007-01-04). "Taiwan's Bullet Trains Can't Outrun Controversy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
^ "Historic China-Taiwan flights begin – CNN.com". Archived from the original on 2008-07-23. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
^ "BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Direct China-Taiwan flights begin". Archived from the original on 2008-08-31. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
^ "China resumes direct flights to Taiwan after 60 years | World news | The Guardian". TheGuardian.com. 4 July 2008. Archived from the original on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
^ Sina "Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou meets ARATS chief" Retrieved on November 9, 2008.
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Andrade, Tonio (2008c), "Chapter 3: Pax Hollandica", How Taiwan Became Chinese: Dutch, Spanish, and Han Colonization in the Seventeenth Century, Columbia University Press
Andrade, Tonio (2008d), "Chapter 4: La Isla Hermosa: The Rise of the Spanish Colony in Northern Taiwan", How Taiwan Became Chinese: Dutch, Spanish, and Han Colonization in the Seventeenth Century, Columbia University Press
Andrade, Tonio (2008e), "Chapter 5: The Fall of Spanish Taiwan", How Taiwan Became Chinese: Dutch, Spanish, and Han Colonization in the Seventeenth Century, Columbia University Press
Andrade, Tonio (2008f), "Chapter 6: The Birth of Co-colonization", How Taiwan Became Chinese: Dutch, Spanish, and Han Colonization in the Seventeenth Century, Columbia University Press
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Andrade, Tonio (2008i), "Chapter 9: Lord and Vassal: Company Rule over the Aborigines", How Taiwan Became Chinese: Dutch, Spanish, and Han Colonization in the Seventeenth Century, Columbia University Press
Andrade, Tonio (2008j), "Chapter 10: The Beginning of the End", How Taiwan Became Chinese: Dutch, Spanish, and Han Colonization in the Seventeenth Century, Columbia University Press
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External links

Time Mapping Taiwan – YouTube