Historical place archive

River Yangtze in History

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

5 records3 event labels5 people605–1949

Historical events in River Yangtze

605

605
Grand Canal
Yang Ti · House of Sui

Completion of the first Grand Canal linking the Yangtze with the Yellow River

1911

1911
Siege of Yangtze
Hsuan Tung · Revolution of China

The naval commander in the Yangtze transfers his loyalties & fleet to the republicans

1913

1913
Capture of River Yangtze
Shih-Kai Yuan · Revolution of China

Stops revolution by bringing the Yangtze Valley under the control of the Northern Army

1949

20 April 1949
Capture of River Yangtze
Chiang Kai-Shek · Civil War

Communist forces cross the Yangtze River after peace negotiations fail, opening the final drive into Nationalist-held southern China.

20 April 1949
Capture of River Yangtze
Mao Tse-Tung · Civil War

The Communists cross the River Yangtze

Provenance

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