Historical place archive

Hankow in History

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

7 records5 event labels3 people1900–1930

Historical events in Hankow

1900

May 1900
Reballion of their standard of
Yuan · Boxer Rebellion

The Boxers raise their standard of revolt on the railway line to Hankow

May 1900
The Boxers
Yuan · Boxer Rebellion

The Boxers raise their standard of revolt on the railway line to Hankow

1908

1908
Capture of Hankow
Yuan Shih-kai · Military

Captures Hankow from the Nationalists

1926

6 September 1926
Capture of Hankow
Chiang Kai-Shek · Civil War

Nationalist forces take Hankou during the Northern Expedition, strengthening Chiang’s military campaign in central China.

1927

1 January 1927
Constitution of China
Chiang Kai-Shek · National Government

The Nationalist political center develops at Wuhan during the early 1927 phase of the Northern Expedition.

18 April 1927
Constitution of China
Chiang Kai-Shek · Civil War

The Kuomintang splits between the Wuhan left and Chiang’s Nanjing faction during the breakdown of the First United Front.

1930

10 July 1930
Siege of Hankow
Chiang Kai-Shek · Civil War

Communist military pressure in central China adds to the Nationalist government’s conflicts during the Central Plains War.

Provenance

About these place records

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