Historical place archive

London in History

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

1 records1 event labels1 people1896–1896

Historical events in London

1896

1896
Arrest of Sun Yat-Sen
Sun Yat-Sen · Revive China Society

Kidnapped by the Chinese legation while in exile in London. Awaits repatriation to China to face certain death but saved by the British Government

Provenance

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