Japanese occupation of Manchuria

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Japanese expansion in East Asia historical event military occupation

The Japanese occupation of Manchuria was Japan’s 1931–1932 military seizure and establishment of the puppet state of Manchukuo in northeastern China, marking a major early step in its expansionist aggression in East Asia.

Aliases (7)

Japanese invasion of Manchuria ×12
Invasion of Manchuria ×7
Japanese forces in Manchuria ×1
Japanese invasion of Manchuria and Rehe ×1
Manchurian Incident ×1
Manchurian crisis ×1
Mukden Incident ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Japanese expansion in East Asia → historical event → military occupation →
aggressor	Japan → surface form: "Empire of Japan"
cause	Japanese expansionist policy → Japanese militarism → control of Manchurian resources → economic interests in Manchuria →
conflict	Sino-Japanese relations →
conflictType	invasion → occupation →
country	Japan → surface form: "Empire of Japan"
describedAs	challenge to the post–World War I international order → early step in Japanese aggression in East Asia → violation of Chinese sovereignty →
endTime	1932 →
established	Japanese puppet state in Manchuria → Manchukuo → surface form: "Manchukuo as a puppet regime"
followedBy	Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) → surface form: "Japanese invasion of China (1937)" Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) → surface form: "Second Sino-Japanese War"
hasPart	Mukden Incident → establishment of Manchukuo →
involved	use of staged incident as pretext →
ledTo	Japan’s withdrawal from the League of Nations → escalation of Sino-Japanese conflict → increased tensions between Japan and Western powers →
location	Manchuria → Manchuria → surface form: "Northeastern China"
notRecognizedBy	League of Nations →
opponent	Chinese Northeastern Army → Chinese Communist Party forces → surface form: "Chinese volunteer forces" Republic of China →
participant	Imperial Japanese Army → Japanese Kwantung Army → surface form: "Kwantung Army" Republic of China →
partOf	Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) → surface form: "Second Sino-Japanese conflict (interwar period)"
precededBy	Mukden Incident →
pretext	Mukden Incident →
recognizedBy	limited number of states →
region	East Asia →
result	Japanese control of Manchuria → League of Nations investigation → creation of Manchukuo → international condemnation →
significantEvent	Lytton Commission report → Mukden Incident → proclamation of Manchukuo →
startTime	1931 →
timePeriod	interwar period →

Referenced by (29)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chinese Northeastern Army → activeDuring → Japanese occupation of Manchuria →

this entity surface form: "Japanese invasion of Manchuria"

Otozō Yamada → commanded → Japanese occupation of Manchuria →

this entity surface form: "Japanese forces in Manchuria"

Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan → conflict → Japanese occupation of Manchuria →

this entity surface form: "Invasion of Manchuria"

Imperial Japanese Army → conflict → Japanese occupation of Manchuria →

this entity surface form: "Invasion of Manchuria"

Imperial Japanese Army General Staff → conflict → Japanese occupation of Manchuria →

this entity surface form: "Manchurian Incident"

Japanese 11th Division → conflict → Japanese occupation of Manchuria →

this entity surface form: "Japanese invasion of Manchuria"

Japanese 3rd Division → conflict → Japanese occupation of Manchuria →

this entity surface form: "Invasion of Manchuria"

Zhang Xueliang → conflict → Japanese occupation of Manchuria →

this entity surface form: "Japanese invasion of Manchuria"

Manchukuo → createdAfter → Japanese occupation of Manchuria →

this entity surface form: "Japanese invasion of Manchuria"

Chinese Northeastern Army → engagedInConflict → Japanese occupation of Manchuria →

this entity surface form: "Japanese invasion of Manchuria"

Operation Nekka → follows → Japanese occupation of Manchuria →

this entity surface form: "Japanese invasion of Manchuria"

Soviet occupation of Manchuria → follows → Japanese occupation of Manchuria →

Interwar period → hasPart → Japanese occupation of Manchuria →

this entity surface form: "Japanese invasion of Manchuria"

Ishiwara Kanji → involvedIn → Japanese occupation of Manchuria →

Showa era → majorEvent → Japanese occupation of Manchuria →

subject surface form: "Shōwa era"

this entity surface form: "Mukden Incident"

Showa era → majorEvent → Japanese occupation of Manchuria →

subject surface form: "Shōwa era"

this entity surface form: "Invasion of Manchuria"

Council of the League of Nations → notableCase → Japanese occupation of Manchuria →

this entity surface form: "Manchurian crisis"

Japanese Kwantung Army → notableOperation → Japanese occupation of Manchuria →

this entity surface form: "Invasion of Manchuria"

Itagaki Seishirō → notableWork → Japanese occupation of Manchuria →

this entity surface form: "Japanese invasion of Manchuria"

Operation Nekka → partOf → Japanese occupation of Manchuria →

this entity surface form: "Japanese invasion of Manchuria and Rehe"

Isamu Chō → participantIn → Japanese occupation of Manchuria →

this entity surface form: "Invasion of Manchuria"

Itagaki Seishirō → participatedIn → Japanese occupation of Manchuria →

this entity surface form: "Japanese invasion of Manchuria"

Defense of the Great Wall → precededBy → Japanese occupation of Manchuria →

Marco Polo Bridge Incident → precededBy → Japanese occupation of Manchuria →

Lytton Commission report → relatedEvent → Japanese occupation of Manchuria →

this entity surface form: "Japanese invasion of Manchuria"

Defense of the Great Wall → relatedTo → Japanese occupation of Manchuria →

this entity surface form: "Japanese invasion of Manchuria"

Mukden Incident → result → Japanese occupation of Manchuria →

this entity surface form: "Japanese invasion of Manchuria"

Imperial General Headquarters → significantEvent → Japanese occupation of Manchuria →

this entity surface form: "Invasion of Manchuria"

Mukden Incident → triggerFor → Japanese occupation of Manchuria →