Historical place archive

North China in History

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

7 records7 event labels5 people1368–1948

Historical events in North China

1368

February 1368
Northern Expedition
Hongwu · Ming Yuan War

Hongwu sends armies north to destroy Yuan control of China

August 1368
Advance on Dadu
Xu Da · Ming Yuan War

Xu Da resumes the campaign toward the Yuan capital

1946

1946
Civil War Escalation
Chiang Kai-shek · Chinese Civil War

US forces reduce their presence while Nationalist and Communist armies prepare for renewed full-scale fighting

1 May 1946
Japanese Surrender Administration
Zhu De · Chinese Communist Party

Zhu De is associated with Communist efforts to receive and administer former Japanese-held areas in North China

July 1946
Northern Offensive
Chiang Kai-shek · Chinese Civil War

Chiang orders an offensive to capture Communist-held areas in northern China

September 1946
US Marine Withdrawal
Chiang Kai-shek · Chinese Civil War

US Marines begin withdrawing from parts of North China after postwar occupation and repatriation duties

1948

November 1948
Pingjin Campaign
Chiang Kai-Shek · Civil War

Nationalist forces suffer mounting pressure in the Pingjin Campaign as Communist armies isolate major cities across northern China.

Provenance

About these place records

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