1896 in China
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Events in the year 1896 in China.
Incumbents
[edit]- Guangxu Emperor (22nd year)
Events
[edit]- By 1896, China showed interest in Aksai Chin, reportedly a result of Russian instigation.[1]
- February – Russo-Chinese Bank, opened a Shanghai branch.[2]
- August 28 – China[who?] joined the Russo-Chinese Bank as a partner for the construction of China Eastern Railway. The bank was renamed to Sino-Russian Righteousness Victory Bank (Traditional Chinese: 華俄道勝銀行).[3][4]
- Dungan Revolt (1895–96), a rebellion of various Chinese Muslim ethnic groups in Qinghai and Gansu against the Qing dynasty
References
[edit]- ^ Fisher, Margaret W.; Rose, Leo E.; Huttenback, Robert A. (1963). Himalayan Battleground: Sino-Indian Rivalry in Ladakh. Praeger. p. 101. Archived from the original on 2014-09-30. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ^ Ji, Z. (2003). A History of Modern Shanghai Banking: The Rise and Decline of China's Finance Capitalism. M.E. Sharpe. p. 71. ISBN 9780765610034. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- ^ "China's Loss of Sovereignty in Manchuria 1895 - 1914 - On This Day". historyorb.com. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- ^ Ji, Z. (2003). A History of Modern Shanghai Banking: The Rise and Decline of China's Finance Capitalism. M.E. Sharpe. p. 70. ISBN 9780765610034. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
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