Declares a new Dynasty with its capital at Xian
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Xian in China. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Declares a new Dynasty with its capital at Xian
Arrests Chiang Kai-Shek
Helps arrest Chiang Kai-Shek
Helps arrest Chiang Kai-Shek
Reaches Xian where Chiang Kaiseks forces are defeated
Forces Chiang Kai-Shek to end the civil war & unite against Japan. Arrests Chiang Kai-Shek to force him into a temporary alliance with Chou En-Lai
Organizes a demonstration of 15,000 students in Xian demanding to fight Japan
Is seized at Xi’an by Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng during the Xi’an Incident.
Chiang Kaishek is captured in Xian & detained in the HQ of General Yang
Is released from Xi’an after negotiations that help create conditions for a renewed Nationalist-Communist united front against Japan.
Provenance
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