Historical place archive

Guangzhou in History

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

5 records4 event labels3 people758–1926

Historical events in Guangzhou

758

758
Siege of Guangzhou
Su Tsung · Islam

Muslims from Arabia & the Persian Gulf burn & loot Guangzhou

758
Siege of Guangzhou
Su Tsung · Military

Muslims from Arabia & the Persian Gulf burn & loot Guangzhou

1900

June 1900
Southeast Mutual Protection
Li Hongzhang · Boxer Rebellion

Supports provincial neutrality during the Boxer crisis.

1922

June 1922
Yongfeng Crisis
Chiang Kai-Shek · Revolution of China

Travels to Guangdong to assist Sun Yat-sen after Chen Jiongming’s revolt forces Sun onto the gunboat Yongfeng.

1926

9 July 1926
Commander in Chief of National Revolutionary Army
Chiang Kai-Shek · Military

Is appointed commander-in-chief of the National Revolutionary Army as the Northern Expedition begins.

Provenance

About these place records

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