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Sian in History

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

3 records3 event labels3 people627–1949

Historical events in Sian

627

627
Siege of Sian
Li Shih-min · Military

The Eastern Turk raids into China are repulsed at the gates of Sian

1936

1936
Is detained at Xi’an by Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng
Chiang Kai-Shek · National Government

Is detained at Xi’an by Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng, who demand an end to civil war and united resistance against Japan.

1949

20 May 1949
Capture of Sian
Mao Tse-Tung · Civil War

The Communists capture Sian, this enables the PLA to turn westward

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