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Capture of Peking

China · Warfare / Boxer Rebellion. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1900

CixiSeptember 1900

Beijing · Warfare / Boxer Rebellion

The siege was raised when the Eight-Nation Alliance brought 20,000 armed troops to China, defeated the Imperial Army, and captured Beijing

Names involved

Cixi

Provenance

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