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Mukden incident
Sign in to saveAlso known as Manchurian Incident, Shenyang Incident, September 18 Incident
dynamite explosion on railway line near Mukden (Shenyang) in 1931
The Mukden incident was a 1931 explosion on a railway line near the city of Mukden in Manchuria that Japan used as a pretext to invade and occupy the region. It matters because this act of Japanese aggression was a major step toward World War II and demonstrated the weakness of international efforts to stop military expansion by powerful nations.
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Republic of China
- Location
- Shenyang
- Image
- 193109 mukden incident railway sabotage.jpg
- Participant
- Kenji Doihara
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- Commons category
- Mukden Incident
- point in time
- 1931-09-18
- different from
- Mudan Incident of 1871
- topic's main category
- Category:Manchurian Crisis
- native label
- 九一八事变
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