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Conflict East Asia

Japanese Invasion of Manchuria

1931 CE – 1932 CE · 1 year

Japan seized Manchuria in a swift campaign and established the puppet state of Manchukuo — a prelude to full-scale war in China and Japan's wider Pacific ambitions.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Empire of Japan
  • Republic of China

Key moments

Defining events in the Japanese Invasion of Manchuria.

  1. 1931 Mukden Incident
  2. 1932 Battle of Harbin

Elsewhere in East Asia at the time

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Yakushima

3000 BCE – still standing

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Tea Horse Road

700 CE – 1950 CE

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Chinese Civil War

1927 CE – 1949 CE

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Great Wall of China

700 BCE – still standing

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Philippines

Founded 1492 CE · attested to 2026 CE

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Ha Long Bay

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity · East Asia

Cambodia

Attested 1492 CE – 2026 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1931 CE and 1932 CE.

1931 CE Christ the Redeemer 1932 CE Chaco War

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Grand Canyon Landmark · Americas 3000 BCE – still standing Iraq Polity · Middle East Founded 1932 CE · attested to 2026 CE Thomas Edison Figure · United States 1847 CE – 1931 CE Chaco War Conflict · Americas 1932 CE – 1935 CE Great Barrier Reef Landmark · Oceania 3000 BCE – still standing Tibet Polity · South Asia 1000 CE – 1960 CE
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