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China in 1917

Historical records for China in 1917, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

13Records
10Events
7Named people
4Places
5Categories

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1917Acting PresidentKuo-Chang Feng

Government / Government of China

Appointed Acting President of China

1917Alliance China, Britain, France, Japan and the United StatesPu-i

Warfare / World War, 1st

China joins World War I on the side of Britain, France, Japan and the USA, the first time ever that Chinese soldiers walk into another continent

1917Alliance China, Britain, France, Japan and the United StatesShih-Kai Yuan

Warfare / World War, 1st

China joins World War I on the side of Britain, France, Japan and the USA, the first time ever that Chinese soldiers walk into another continent

1917CoupHsun Chang

Revolution / Revolution of China

Helps the 11 year old Pu Yi resume full authority as Emperor

1917CoupHsun Chang

Beijing · Revolution / Revolution of China

A coup in Peking forces Hsun to seek refuge in the Dutch legation

1917Declaration of WarPu-i

Warfare / World War, 1st

China joins World War I on the side of Britain, France, Japan and the USA, the first time ever that Chinese soldiers walk into another continent

1917Declaration of WarShih-Kai Yuan

Warfare / World War, 1st

China joins World War I on the side of Britain, France, Japan and the USA, the first time ever that Chinese soldiers walk into another continent

1917GovernorHsun Chang

Chihli · Government / Government of China

Appointed Governor General of Chihli by Pu Yi

1917Major GeneralSun Yat-Sen

Government / Government of China

Appointed Major General

1917Nankai School GraduationZhou Enlai

Tianjin · Politics / Chinese Communist Party

Graduates from Nankai School before travelling to Japan for further study.

1917President of ChinaFeng Guozhang

Government / Government of China

Appointed President of China, northern Government

1917RestorationPu-i

Beijing · House / House of Ching

Nominally restored to the throne for 12 days

1917Study in JapanZhou Enlai

Tokyo · Politics / Chinese Communist Party

Travels to Japan for further study after completing his education at Nankai.

Names involved

Feng GuozhangHsun ChangKuo-Chang FengPu-iShih-Kai YuanSun Yat-SenZhou Enlai

Places involved

BeijingChihliTianjinTokyo

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.