Manchuria

geographic region in Northeast Asia

19 dated entries naming Manchuria, drawn from 16 separate years between 45 CE and 1945 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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1st century

  • 45Chinese general Ma Yuan conducts an expedition against the Xiongnu and the Xianbei (in Manchuria).source

2nd century

  • 172Battle of Jwawon: Goguryeo Prime Minister Myeongnim Dap-bu defeats the Chinese Han dynasty forces in Manchuria.source

7th century

  • 613Goguryeo–Sui War: Emperor Yángdi crosses the Liao River again, and puts Manchuria under siege. During the campaign Yang Xuangan, an official of the Sui dynasty, starts a rebellion near Luoyang. Fearing attacks from two fronts, Yáng is forced to retreat his army.source
  • 676The broad-based peninsular effort under Silla's leadership, to prevent Chinese domination of Korea, succeeds in forcing Chinese troops to withdraw into Manchuria, in northeast China.source
  • 698Dae Jo-young establishes the kingdom of Balhae in Manchuria (approximate date).source

11th century

  • 1019Toi invasion: Jurchen pirates, from the Khitan Liao Dynasty in modern-day Manchuria, sail with about 50 ships to invade Kyūshū in Japan. They assault the islands Tsushima and Iki. In April the pirates raid Matsuura but are defeated by the Japanese army.source

12th century

  • 1135June 4 – Emperor Hui Zong dies in exile in Heilongjiang (Manchuria), having been held prisoner with his son Qin Zong since their capture in 1127.source

13th century

  • 1287May 14 – Nayan, Mongol prince of the Borjigin clan, revolts against the rule of Kublai Khan. Kublai leads a punitive expedition against Nayan in Manchuria and defeats his forces on July 16.source

19th century

  • 1900May 21 – The Chinese province of Manchuria is invaded by the Russian Empire.source

20th century

  • 1901March 1 – The United Kingdom, Germany and Japan protest the Sino-Russian agreement on Manchuria.source
  • 1904February 8–9 – Battle of Port Arthur: A surprise Japanese naval attack on Port Arthur (Lüshun) in Manchuria starts the Russo-Japanese War.source
  • 1905February 20 – In the Russo-Japanese War, the Battle of Mukden begins in Manchuria.source
  • 1905March 10 – Russo-Japanese War: The Japanese capture of Mukden (modern-day Shenyang) completes the rout of Russian armies in Manchuria.source
  • 1905September 5 – Russo-Japanese War: Treaty of Portsmouth – In New Hampshire, a treaty mediated by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt is signed by Japan and Russia. Russia cedes the island of Sakhalin together with port and rail rights in Manchuria to Japan.source
  • 1909October 26 – Itō Hirobumi, four time Prime Minister of Japan (the 1st, 5th, 7th and 10th) and Resident-General of Korea, is assassinated by An Jung-geun, an activist of the Korean independence movement, at the Harbin railway station in Manchuria.source
  • 1909September 4 – Japan and China sign the Gando Convention, which gives Japan a way to receive railroad concessions in Manchuria.source
  • 1932February 18 – Japan declares Manchukuo (Japanese name for Manchuria) formally independent from China.source
  • 1934March 1 – Manchukuo, the Japanese puppet state in Manchuria established in 1932, proclaimed a monarchy under Puyi.source
  • 1945The Soviet–Japanese War opens: The Soviet Union begins its army offensive against Japan, in the northern part of the Japanese-held puppet region of Manchuria, including the 25th Army (Soviet Union)'s advance into the northern peninsula of Korea.source

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