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Nanjing Massacre
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Nanjing Massacre

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Also known as Rape of Nanjing, The Rape of Nanking, Nanking Atrocity, Nanjing Incident, Nanking Masscare, Rape of Nanking

The Nanjing Massacre or the Rape of Nanjing was the mass rape and murder of Chinese civilians, noncombatants, and prisoners of war by the Imperial Japanese Army in Nanjing, the capital of the Republic of China. It took place immediately after the Battle of Nanjing and retreat of the National Revolutionary Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

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The Nanjing Massacre was a mass killing and sexual violence campaign carried out by the Imperial Japanese Army against Chinese civilians, noncombatants, and prisoners of war in Nanjing during the Second Sino-Japanese War, occurring right after the Japanese military's victory in the Battle of Nanjing. It remains historically significant as a major atrocity from the conflict between Japan and China in the 1930s-1940s.

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Instance of
wartime sexual violence
Part of
Battle of Nanking
Named after
Nanjing
Country
Republic of China
Conflict
Second Sino-Japanese War
Image
Nanking bodies 1937.jpg
Number of deaths
300000
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Nanjing Massacre
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Category:Nanjing Massacre
start time
1937-12-13
end time
1938-02-02
time period
Second Sino-Japanese War
native label
南京大屠殺
point in time
1937-00-00
different from
Nanking incident of 1927
perpetrator
Imperial Japanese Army
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The Nanjing Massacre or the Rape of Nanjing (formerly romanized as Nanking) was the mass rape and murder of Chinese civilians, noncombatants, and prisoners of war by the Imperial Japanese Army in Nanjing, the capital of the Republic of China. It took place immediately after the Battle of Nanjing and retreat of the National Revolutionary Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

After the outbreak of the war in July 1937, the Japanese had pushed quickly through China after capturing Shanghai in November. As the Japanese marched on Nanjing, they committed violent atrocities in a terror campaign, including killing contests and massacres of entire villages.

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