Historical place archive

Changchun in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Changchun in China. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

4 records3 event labels4 people1932–1947

Historical events in Changchun

1932

9 March 1932
Manchukuo
Puyi Aisin-Gioro · League of Nations

Becomes nominal ruler of Japanese-backed Manchukuo.

1946

23 May 1946
Advance on Changchun
Sun Li-jen · Chinese Civil War

Sun Li-jen's forces participate in the Nationalist advance into Changchun

23 May 1946
Capture of Changchun
Chiang Kai-shek · Military

Nationalist forces capture Changchun during the struggle for Manchuria

1947

March 1947
Capture of Changchun
Mao Tse-Tung · Civil War

20,000 communist soldiers die in the process of capturing Changchun

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match China and Changchun. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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