1933-04-12

Sheng Shicai takes control in Xinjiang

mainland ChinaSheng Shicai takes control in Xinjiang is a borderland politics record, situated in the prewar phase linking Manchukuo, pressure on North China, and KMT-CCP reorganization. It belongs to the wider reshaping of the mainland Chinese front and political map.

Other events in this phase

China Prelude: Mukden to Marco Polo Bridge133
  1. Xifengkou fighting
  2. Gubeikou defense
  3. Luan River eastern defense line
  4. Sheng Shicai takes control in XinjiangCurrent record
  5. Sheng Shicai takes power in Xinjiang
  6. Tangshan rail junction militarization
  7. Chahar People’s Anti-Japanese Army formed
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Wartime Position

the prewar phase in which Manchukuo, pressure on North China, the Long March, and united-front politics converged

Sheng Shicai takes control in Xinjiang is a borderland politics record, situated in the prewar phase linking Manchukuo, pressure on North China, and KMT-CCP reorganization. It belongs to the wider reshaping of the mainland Chinese front and political map.

Reading The Record

Placed against nearby events, the location, date, and actors around mainland China clarify changes in front lines and governing practice.

Governor Sheng Shicai and Wikimedia Commons · Governor Sheng Shicai provide both visual evidence and source context for the event.

Media

Governor Sheng ShicaiVisual recordGovernor Sheng ShicaiA portrait of Sheng Shicai as Xinjiang governor, useful for the province’s 1940s political realignment. It anchors the geography and surrounding context of “Sheng Shicai takes control in Xinjiang.”

Source Trail

SourceWikimedia Commons · Governor Sheng ShicaiOpen source