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| 1720 |
| | The Dalai Lama in Lhasa accepts Chinese imperial protection, which lasts until 1911 | |
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| 1792 |
| | George III sends Lord Macartney on an embassy to the Chinese emperor Qianlong | |
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| 1810 |
| | Chile begins four years of untroubled independence, ruled by a junta introducing liberal reforms | |
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| 1811 |
| | John Jacob Astor establishes Astoria, a settlement on the Pacific coast to develop his fur trade with China | |
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| 1814 |
| | Spanish forces at Rancagua defeat a Chilean army commanded by Bernardo O'Higgins, who escapes across the Andes into Argentina | |
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| 1817 |
| | San Martín and O'Higgins lead an army through the Andes into Chile and capture Santiago | |
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| 1817 |
| | O'Higgins is elected the 'supreme director' of independent Chile after San Martín declines the post | |
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| 1817 |
| | Bernardo O'Higgins introduces liberal reforms in Chile, reducing the privileges of aristocracy and church | |
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| 1818 |
| | Thomas Cochrane arrives in Valparaiso to take command of the Chilean navy | |
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| 1823 |
| | Bernardo O'Higgins, Chile's first liberal reformer, is so unpopular that he has to resign | |
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