Historical place archive

Changsha in History

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

8 records4 event labels4 people1913–1939

Historical events in Changsha

1913

1913
Education
Mao Tse-Tung · Communist Party

Mao enrols at Changsha School

1928

1928
Siege of Changsha
Mao Tse-Tung · Civil War

Takes part in the attacks at Changsha led by Chiang Kai-shek

1929

January 1929
Capture of Changsha
Dehuai Peng · Civil War

Drives Ho out of Changsha

1930

1930
Capture of Changsha
Mao Tse-Tung · Civil War

Ordered to capture Changsha the capital of Hunan Province by Li Lisan but fails

1930
Siege of Changsha
Wang Shoudao · Civil War

Establishes a communist Government at Changsha

January 1930
Capture of Changsha
Dehuai Peng · Civil War

Forced to retreat from Changsha after workers fail to rally to the Communists

1931

1931
Siege of Changsha
Mao Tse-Tung · Civil War

Leads the Communists out of Changsha towards the end of the year

1939

October 1939
First Battle of Changsha
Chiang Kai-Shek · Sinoese War

Nationalist forces repel a major Japanese offensive around Changsha, providing an important defensive success during the war.

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match China and Changsha. 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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