On 29 November in Asian history

ON 29 NOVEMBER IN ASIAN HISTORY

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Updated on November 29, 2018

1394: The Korean king Yi Seong-gye, founder of the Joseon Dynasty, moved the capital from Kaesong to Hanyang, today known as Seoul
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2010/07/248_67003.html

1427: Birth of Chinese emperor Zhengtong who ruled twice: 1435-1449 and 1457-1464, who died on February 23, 1464
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhengtong_Emperor

1544: Death of Jungjong, king of Joseon (Korea) since 1506, born in 1488
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Jungjong_of_Joseon

1786: Birth of Syed Ahmad Shaheed, Indian Muslim revolutionist killed by Sikh at Balakote in 1831
http://islamicfocusarticles.blogspot.com/2008/08/syed-ahmad-shaheed.html

1803: Battle of Argaon between the British under the command of General Arthur Wellesley (later the Duke of Wellington) and the forces of The Rajah of Berar and Nagpur, Raghoji II Bhonsle, under Sindhia of Gwalior
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adgaon#Battle_of_Argaon

1835: Birth of Empress Dowager Cixi (1868-1908) who died on November 15, 1908
http://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people-events/article/2119973/woman-who-ruled-china-what-you-didnt-know-about?utm_source&utm_medium&utm_campaign=SCMPSocialNewsfeed
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empress_Dowager_Cixi

1883: Emperor Hiep Hoa, the sixth emperor of the Vietnamese Nguyễn Dynasty is forced to commit suicide, born on November 1, 1847
http://madmonarchist.blogspot.fr/2012/08/monarch-profile-emperor-hiep-hoa-of.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiep_Hoa

1885: End of Third Anglo-Burmese War, and end of Burmese monarchy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Anglo-Burmese_War

1890: The Meiji constitution, the first in Asia, goes into effect in Japan and the first Diet convenes
http://history.hanover.edu/texts/1889con.html

1893: Ziqiang Institute, today known as Wuhan University is founded by Zhang Zhidong, governor of Hubei and Hunan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuhan_University

1898: In the Philippines, the revolutionary government of General Emilio Aguinaldo, proclaims the separation of Church and State
https://kahimyang.com/kauswagan/articles/783/today-in-philippine-history-november-29-1898-the-revolutionary-government-of-general-emilio-aguinaldo-proclaimed-the-separation-of-church-and-state

1908: Birth of N. S. Krishnan, Tamil film comedian and political activist who died on August 30, 1957
http://www.sangam.org/2008/11/NS_Krishnan.php?uid=3168

1910: Birth of Elizabeth Choy, Singapore heroe, educator and politician who died on September 14, 2006
http://singaporeheroes.weebly.com/elizabeth-choy.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Choy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rC1AmDiUgq4

1913 : Birth of Ali Sardar Jafri, Urdu writer and poet, who died on August 1, 2000
http://www.poemhunter.com/ali-sardar-jafri/biography/
https://www.veethi.com/india-people/ali_sardar_jafri-profile-2320-25.htm

1915: Birth of Ludu Daw Amar, Burmese female democratic writer, who died on April 7, 2008
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludu_Daw_Amar

1927: Death of Chinese painter Wu Changshuo, born on August 1, 1844
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu_Changshuo
http://www.grin.com/en/e-book/274526/wu-changshuo-life-painting-and-sentiments-of-a-nostalgic-artist-in-changing
http://www.google.fr/search?q=changshuo+wu&nord=1&biw=1242&bih=571&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=u554VPnwAojjaKa5gcgM&ved=0CAYQ_AUoATgK

1931: Birth of Shintaro Katsu, Japanese actor who died on June 21, 1997
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0441526/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLvQvr8BK2Y

1933: Japan begins persecution of communists

1942: Birth of Chatrichalerm Yukol, Thai film director
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatrichalerm_Yukol
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0950841/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OL0FNEQZEz0&feature=player_embedded

1946: Last British troops leave Indonesia

1946: The All Indonesia Centre of Labour Organizations (SOBSI) is founded in Jakarta
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentral_Organisasi_Buruh_Seluruh_Indonesia

1948: During the China Civil War, the PLA launches the Pingjin campaign against the Nationalist, up to January 31, 1949
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pingjin_Campaign

1950: North Korean and Chinese troops force United Nations to retreat from North Korea
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chinese-overwhelm-allies-in-north-korea

1950: Death of Muslim Chinese general Ma Zhanshan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_Zhanshan

1951: A group of army officers seize control of the Thai government in a bloodless coup d’état and reestablished the authoritarian constitution of 1932, with some changes

1952: U.S. President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower fulfills a campaign promise by traveling to Korea to find out what can be done to end the conflict
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/eisenhower-goes-to-korea

1961: Birth of Masayoshi Yamashita, Japanese musician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masayoshi_Yamashita

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUZDE6z17ic

1965: Birth of Yutaka Ozaki, Japanese singer-songwriter, who died on 25 April 1992
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yutaka_Ozaki

1974: Death of Chinese Marshal Peng Dehuai, born on October 24, 1899
http://maoist.wikia.com/wiki/Peng_Dehuai
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/data/people/pengdehuai.shtml
http://history.04007.cn/en.php/HisMain/11241.html

1974: Birth of Lin Chi-ling, Taiwanese actress and model
http://yummycelebrities.com/2005/09/18/lin-zhi-ling/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeNZfC9ky9w

1981: Birth of Nicholas Teo, Malaysian singer and actor
http://www.jpopasia.com/celebrity/nicholasteozhangdongliang/
http://mydramalist.com/people/735-teo-nicholas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LA4TFFTeTMQ

1982: Birth of Divya Spandana, Indian actress
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramya

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM56piB2r98

1983: The United Nations General Assembly passes United Nations Resolution 37/37, stating that Soviet Union forces should withdraw from Afghanistan
http://www.un.org/documents/ga/res/37/a37r037.htm

1987: A Korean Air Line plane, with 115 people on board, explodes over Burma, because a bomb planted by a North Korean agent
http://timelines.com/1987/11/29/korean-air-flight-858-explodes-mid-air-from-north-korean-bomb
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Air_Flight_858

1989: After the defeat of its party in last week election, Rajiv Gandhi resigns as Prime minister of India
http://articles.latimes.com/1989-11-29/news/mn-155_1_prime-minister-indira-gandhi
http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1989/11/30/gandhi-resigns-as-indias-prime-minister/

1994: Seoul, capital of Korea celebrates the 600th anniversary of its founding

1995: Gyaincain Norbu is selected as the Beijing official 11st official Panchen Lama
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyaincain_Norbu
http://old.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/tmt/331615.html
http://history.04007.cn/en.php/HisMain/10998.html

2007: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is sworn in for a second term, this time a civilian ruler
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7118268.stm

2007: The Armed Forces of the Philippines lay siege to the Peninsula Manila after soldiers led by Senator Antonio Trillanes stage a failed mutiny
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manila_Peninsula_siege
http://www.rappler.com/nation/74701-2007-manila-pen-siege-binay-backed-out-trillanes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTjknvJXQDo

2009: Sarath Fonseka, the Sri Lankan general who ended the Tamil Tigers’ almost three-decade-long struggle for independence, announces that he would challenge the president in a January election
http://www.france24.com/en/20091129-sri-lanka-tamil-tigers-fonseka-presidential-election-january-2010-rajapakse

2010: Qin Yongmin, cofounder of the China Democracy Party, freed. He was in prison for 12 years for promoting democratic reform in his country. Altogether, he spent 22 years behind bars
http://www.hrichina.org/content/4879
http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Qin-Yongmin,-cofounder-of-the-China-Democracy-Party,-freed-today-20125.html