Historical place archive

Tianjin in History

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

9 records7 event labels4 people1900–1919

Historical events in Tianjin

1900

May 1900
Boxer Mobilization
Cao Futian · Boxer Rebellion

Organises Boxer groups around Tianjin.

June 1900
Imperial Army
Cixi · Boxer Rebellion

Completely disregarding diplomatic immunity, the Boxers and some elements of the Imperial army attacked the foreign compounds in Tianjin and Beijing

June 1900
Siege of Tianjin
Cixi · Boxer Rebellion

Completely disregarding diplomatic immunity, the Boxers and some elements of the Imperial army attacked the foreign compounds in Tianjin and Beijing

June 1900
Tianjin Fighting
Cao Futian · Boxer Rebellion

Boxer fighters attack foreign positions near Tianjin.

9 July 1900
Battle of Tianjin
Nie Shicheng · Boxer Rebellion

Is killed resisting allied forces near Tianjin.

9 July 1900
Death of Nie Shicheng
Nie Shicheng · Boxer Rebellion

Dies resisting allied forces near Tianjin.

1919

1919
Reballion of Rebels in Tianjin
Chou En-Lai · Communist Party

Organizes Students Union "to struggle against the warlords & against imperialism"

22 August 1919
Reballion of Rebels in Tianjin
Chou En-Lai · Communist Party

The magazine "Tianjin Student" is closed down by the police

22 August 1919
Reballion of Rebels in Tianjin
Chou En-Lai · Revolution of China

The magazine "Tianjin Student" is closed down by the police

Provenance

About these place records

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