1896 in China

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1896
in
China

Decades:
  • 1870s
  • 1880s
  • 1890s
  • 1900s
  • 1910s
See also:Other events of 1896
History of China  • Timeline  • Years

Events in the year 1896 in China.

Incumbents[]

  • Guangxu Emperor (22nd year)

Events[]

  • 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[]

  1. ^ Fisher, Margaret W.; Rose, Leo E.; Huttenback, Robert A. (1963). Himalayan Battleground: Sino-Indian Rivalry in Ladakh. Praeger. p. 101.[dead link]
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "China's Loss of Sovereignty in Manchuria 1895 - 1914 - On This Day". historyorb.com. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  4. ^ 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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