Massacre
20,000 Chinese men are marched out of the city & used for bayonet practice
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Asaka Biography and Timeline
Follow Asaka through 2 dated historical records for Japan.
Asaka, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
2Distinct records
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1937–1937Years on this page
1937
Siege of Nanking
20,000 women & girls are gang raped by the Japanese, male prisoners are shot. 20,000 Chinese men are marched out of the city & used for bayonet practice. 1st day of the rape of Nanking, orderred by Asaka
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