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Chang, Shih Ch'eng
Chang Ti
Chang, Tsolin
Chuanfang, Sun
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Chu, P'ei
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En-Lai, Chou
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Shikai, Yuan
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Capture
History of China

              


0076
Chang Ti
Tarim Basin The Chines armies regain the Tarim Basin
0263
Yuan Ti
Shu Han Captures Shu Han 1 of the 3 Chinese Kingdoms
0420
Yu, Liu
Nanking Defeats the rebel forces & declares himself the first Emperor of the Liu Dynasty
0602
Fang, Lui
Tonking Defeats the neighboring Chams forcing them to pay tribute
0605
Fang, Lui
Annam Completes the capture of Annam
Gulf of Siam Completes the capture of the Gulf of Siam
0607
Yang Ti
Yunnan Subdues the Barbarian T'ai inhabitants
0608
Chu, P'ei
Kamil Defeats the Western Turks
0609
Chu, P'ei
Sinkiang Defeats the Western Turks & drives them into Tibet
0610
Leng, Ch'en
Formosa Captures Formosa
0622
Kao Tsu
Oxus The Western Turks capture the Oxus region
0630
T'ai Tsung
The Tang armies capture northern China as far as the Gobi desert
Hami The Tang armies move westward & capture Hami
0640
T'ai Tsung
Turpan The Tang armies move westward & capture Turpan
0648
T'ai Tsung
Sinkiang Reestablishes rule over Sinkiang from the Western Turks
0663
Kao Tsung
Tarim Basin The Tibetan army aiezes a large part of the Tarim Basin after China invades Tibet
0668
Kao Tsung
Korea comes under Chinese suzerainty
0683
Kao Tsung
Tarim Basin The Tibetans complete the capture of the Tarim Basin
0755
Hsuan Tsung
Luoyang Rebels led by An Lushan capture Luoyang
0755
Lushan, An
Luoyang Captures Luoyang from the Emperor
0756
Lushan, An
Chang'an Captures Chang'an, the Emperor is forced to flee
0757
Su Tsung
Chang'an Recovers Chang'an from the An Lushan rebels
Luoyang Recovers Luoyang from the An Lushan rebels but loses it again
1356
Chang, Shih Ch'eng
Hangchow Captures Hangchow
Soochow Captures Soochow
1356
Chu Yuan-Chang
Nanking Leads the Kuo Tzu-Hsing rebels who capture Nanking
1360
Yuan-Chang, Chu
Nanking Captures Nanking where a native Chinese government is established
1364
Hongwu
Kiangsi Leads the Kuo Tzu-Hsing rebels who capture the province of Kiangsi
1368
Hongwu
Beijing Captures Peking & ends the Yuan Dynasty
1369
Hongwu
Shangdu Captures Shangdu, the Mongol Summer capital
1371
Hongwu
Sichuan Captures Sichuan from the Mongols
Szechuan Captures Szechuan
1383
Hongwu
Gansu Captures Gansu from the Mongols
Yunnan The last Chinese province to be re-conquered from the Mongols
1407
Yongle
Annam Captures Annan
1618
Nurhachi
Fushun Captures the city of Fashun, a Ming stronghold
1621
Nurhachi
Liaoyang Captures the city of Liaoyang
1629
T'ien Ch'i
The Manchus capture Inner Mongolia
1643
Zicheng
Beijing Li's rebel army captures Beijing, the last Ming Emperor then hangs himself
1644
Ch'ung Chen
Beijing The rebel leader Li Dzucheng captures Beijing
1644
Shun Chih
Beijing Captures Beijing & Shenxi then proclaims himself Emperor
1850
Hsiuch'ing, Yang
Nanking The rebel leader captures Nanking
Wuch'ang The rebel leader captures Wuch'ang
1853
Hsiuch'ing, Yang
Shanghai The rebel leader captures Shanghai, China is now split into 2
1860
Hsien Feng
Beijing An Anglo-French Army occupies Beijing
1864
Kuo-fan, Tseng
10th July Nanking Captures Nanking which brings the Taiping rebellion to an end
1864
T'ung Chih
10th July Nanking Suppresses the Taiping rebellion with western help
1885
T'zu Hsi
13th Feb Langson The French capture Langson
Mar Langson China recaptures Langson
1895
Kuang Hsu
Qingdao The Germans capture the Qingdao peninsula
1896
Kuang Hsu
Weihaiwei The British capture Weihaiwei
Guangdong The French capture Guangdong
Dalien The Russians capture Dalien
Liaodong The Russians capture the Liaodong peninsula
1908
P'u-i
Wuhan Rebels capture Wuhan
1908
Shih-kai, Yuan
Hankow Captures Hankow from the Nationalists
1910
P'u-i
Japan annexes Korea and thereby terminates the Choson dynasty
1911
Chun
Hanoi Imperial soldiers Capture Hanoi
1911
Hsuan T'ung
Shanghai The republicans capture the garrison at Shanghai
1913
Shikai, Yuan
1st Sep Nangking Yuan's forces capture Nangking from the Nationalist Kuomintang
1913
Yuan, Shih-Kai
River Yangtze Stops revolution by bringing the Yangtze Valley under the control of the Northern Army
3rd Sep Nanjing Captures Nanjing
1918
Chang, Tsolin
Manchuria Brings Manchuria under his control & forms a group of Fengtien Warlords
Manchuria With Japanese support Chang secures the control of three Manchurian provinces
1921
Chang, Tsolin
Captures some provinces in Northern China
1922
Chang, Tsolin
Defeated by Wu & the Chihli faction & forced back into Manchuria
1924
Chang, Tsolin
Drives Wu out of northern China
1924
Hsueh-Liang, Chang
Beijing Captures Peking
Tientsin Captures Tientsin
1926
Kai-Shek, Chiang
6th Sep Hankow Captures Hankow
Oct Wuchang Captures Wuchang & establishes it as his seat of power
1927
Chuanfang, Sun
Mar Jiangsu The Nth Expeditionary forces capture Jiangsu
Mar Zhejiang The Nth Expeditionary forces capture Zhejiang
1927
En-Lai, Chou
18th July Nanchang Formulates a plan to capture of Nanchang which is accepted by the Politburo
1st Aug Nanchang Forms a committee of the Revolutionary Guomindang Party after capturing Nanchang
1st Aug Nanchang Nanchang is captured by Chou En-Lai
4th Aug Nanchang The Guomindang Government recapture Nanchang & Chou En-Lai moves South toward Shantou
24th Sep Shantou Leads Communist forces which capture the port of Shantou
1927
Kai-Shek, Chiang
Mar Nanjing Shanghai & Nanjing are captured during the Northern Expedition
21st Mar Shanghai Decisive in Chiang's defeat of the northern local warlords
21st Mar Shanghai The Nationalist Army captures Shanghai
4th Aug Nanchang Recaptures Nanchang from the Communists under Zhou En-Lai
28th Sep Shantou Recaptures Shantou from the Communists under Zhou En-Lai
1927
Lung, Ho
31st July Nanchang Named by Zhou En-Lai as the Commander to lead the insurrection in Nanchang
1928
Kai-Shek, Chiang
3rd May Shandong Japan defeats the Guomindang at Ji'nan & occupies the Shandong Peninsular
4th June Beijing Captures Peking, unifying most of China
8th June Shanghai Bejing is captured during the Northern Expedition
8th June Beijing Captures Beijing & renames the city Peiping, "Northern Peace"
1929
Peng, Dehuai
Jan Changsha Drives Ho out of Changsha
1930
Hsi-chan, Yen
2nd Sep Beijing Rebels take power in Peking under Yen Hsi-chan
1930
Kai-Shek, Chiang
2nd Sep Beijing Rebels take power in Peking under Yen Hsi-chan
1930
Peng, Dehuai
Jan Changsha Forced to retreat from Changsha after workers fail to rally to the Communists
1930
Teh, Chu
28th July Ch'ang sha The Communists capture Ch'ang-sha but the Nationalists soon retake it
1930
Tse-Tung, Mao
Changsha Ordered to capture Changsha the capital of Hunan Province by Li Lisan but fails
1931
Kai-Shek, Chiang
Beijing Accepts the failure of his passive policy against the Japanese invasion
Jehol After capturng Manchuria the Japanese capture Jehol
Beijing After capturng Manchuria the Japanese capture Peking
Oct Tsitsihar The Japanese occupy Tsitsihar
1931
Xiaoping, Deng
Guangxi Xiaoping's military base in Guangxi is captured, he joins Mao's base in Ruijing
1934
Kai-Shek, Chiang
Kashgar Kashgar is recaptured by forces loyal to the nationalists
1937
Kai-Shek, Chiang
Nanking Japan captures Nanjing/Nanking (350,000 Chinese are killed and 100,000 women are raped during the "rape of Nanking")
Beijing The Japanese capture Peking
Tientsin The Japanese capture Tientsin
8th Nov Shanghai The Japanese capture Shanghai
1938
Kai-Shek, Chiang
Canton Japan seizes Canton
10th May Nanjimg The Japanese install a puppet govrnment in Nanjing
12th June Anking The Japanese capture Anking
12th June Kaifeng The Japanese capture Kaifeng
12th June Suzhou The Japanese capture Suzhou
12th June Xiamen The Japanese capture Xiamen
12th Oct Guangzhou The Japanese capture Guangzhou
12th Oct Wuchan The Japanese capture Wuchan
1946
Kai-Shek, Chiang
Harbin Captures Harbin
Hopeh During their offensive in northern China the Nationalists capture Hopeh
Jehol During their offensive in northern China the Nationalists capture Jehol
Kiangsu During their offensive in northern China the Nationalists capture Kiangsu
April Changchun Captures Changchun City in Manchuria
1947
Tse-Tung, Mao
Manchuria Half of Manchuria is captured by the Communists
Mar Changchun 20,000 communist soldiers die in the process of capturing Changchun
1948
Tse-Tung, Mao
Shanghai Shanghai surrenders to the Communists who then gain control of Canton
May Shanghai Shanghai surrenders to the Communists
Oct Manchuria 300,000 Nationalist troops surrender & the Communists gain power over Manchuria
Nov Chungking Chunking surrenders to the Communists
1949
Kai-Shek, Chiang
22nd Jan Beijing The Communists capture Peking
20th April River Yangtze The Communists cross the River Yangtze
22nd April Nanjing The Communists capture Nanjing
26th May Shanghai The Communists capture Shanghai & seal Chiang's defeat in the Civil War
1949
Tse-Tung, Mao
22nd Jan Beijing Peking surrenders to the Communists
20th April River Yangtze The Communists cross the River Yangtze
22nd April Nangking The Communists capture Nanking
20th May Changshah The Communists capture Changshah
20th May Changteh The Communists capture Changteh
20th May Fuchow The Communists capture Fuchow
20th May Sian The Communists capture Sian, this enables the PLA to turn westward
26th May Shanghai The Communists capture Shanghai & seal Chiang's defeat in the Civil War
1950
Tse-Tung, Mao
23rd April Hainan Island China completes the capture of Hainan Island
7th Oct Lhasa A Chinese Army occupies Lhasa as Mao "reunites" national territory
1951
Tse-Tung, Mao
1st Jan Seoul Chinese forces capture Seoul, the capitol of South Korea
1954
Tse-Tung, Mao
Port Arthur Russia withdraws from Port Arthur
1955
Kai-Shek, Chiang
18th Jan Yikiang Chinese Communists capture the island of Yikiang from the Nationalists
1967
Tse-Tung, Mao
11th Feb Shanghai The Red Guard captures Shanghai & uses the Paris commune of 1871 as a model
1969
Tse-Tung, Mao
2nd Mar Damansky 23 Russian troops are killed
2nd Mar Damansky The Chinese occupy the Island of Damansky on the border with Russia in the North East

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