Historical place archive

Shandong in History

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

9 records9 event labels7 people1368–2003

Historical events in Shandong

1368

March 1368
Capture of Shandong
Xu Da · Ming Yuan War

Xu Da's forces bring Shandong under Ming control

1898

1898
Boxer Rising
Yuxian Yuxian · Boxer Rebellion

Tolerates Boxer activity as anti-Christian violence spreads in Shandong.

1899

1899
Boxer Mobilization
Zhu Hongdeng · Boxer Rebellion

Organises Boxer fighters in western Shandong.

1899
Boxer Suppression Refused
Yuxian Yuxian · Boxer Rebellion

Fails to suppress Boxer attacks on Christians in Shandong.

6 December 1899
Boxer Suppression
Yuan Shikai · Boxer Rebellion

Replaces Yuxian and moves against Boxers in Shandong.

30 December 1899
Missionary Killing
Sidney Brooks · Boxer Rebellion

Is killed by Boxers, intensifying foreign alarm.

1900

June 1900
Southeast Mutual Protection
Yuan Shikai · Boxer Rebellion

Keeps Shandong out of the court's war against foreigners.

1946

July 1946
Shandong Operations
Chen Yi · Chinese Civil War

Chen Yi commands Communist forces in East China as the civil war expands

2003

12 January 2003
Governor
Han Yuqun · Government of China

Appointed Governor of Shandong, acting

Provenance

About these place records

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