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Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanking: The city of Nanjing, defended by the National Revolutionary Army under the command of General Tang Shengzhi, falls to the Japanese. This is followed by the Nanking Massacre, in which Japanese troops rape and slaughter hundreds of thousands of civilians.
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1937–1945 conflict in East Asia
The Second Sino-Japanese War was fought between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan between 1937 and 1945, following a period of war localized to Manchuria that started in 1931. It is considered part of World War II, and often regarded as the beginning of World War II…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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1937 battle of the Second Sino-Japanese War
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Capital of Jiangsu, China
Nanjing is the capital of Jiangsu, a province in East China. The city, which is located in the southwestern corner of the province, has 11 districts, an administrative area of 6,600 km2 (2,500 sq mi), and as of 2021 a population of 9,423,400. Situated in the Yangtze River Delta,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Chinese warlord (1889–1970)
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Japanese nation state from 1868 to 1947
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Nanjing Massacre
1937–1938 mass murder in China
The Nanjing Massacre or the Rape of Nanjing was the mass murder of Chinese civilians, noncombatants, and surrendered prisoners of war by the Imperial Japanese Army in Nanjing, the capital of the Republic of China, immediately after the Battle of Nanking and retreat of the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)