Green Gang
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The Green Gang was a powerful Chinese criminal organization based in Shanghai that wielded significant political influence in the early 20th century through its ties to nationalist leaders and involvement in organized crime.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal organization
ⓘ
secret society ⓘ triad-like organization ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Republic of China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shanghai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
Republican era China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ late 19th century ⓘ |
| activity |
extortion
ⓘ
gambling ⓘ labor racketeering ⓘ opium trafficking ⓘ political intimidation ⓘ prostitution ⓘ |
| allyOf | Kuomintang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Chiang Kai-shek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn |
French Concession, Shanghai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
International Settlement, Shanghai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlled |
dockworkers in Shanghai
ⓘ
labor unions in Shanghai ⓘ rickshaw pullers in Shanghai ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| declineCause | Communist takeover of Shanghai in 1949 ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | late 1940s ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Han Chinese ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Ch’ing Pang
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qing Bang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incomeSource |
illegal gambling
ⓘ
narcotics trade ⓘ protection rackets ⓘ |
| influence |
Chinese nationalist government
ⓘ
Shanghai municipal politics ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Chinese politics
ⓘ
Shanghai underworld ⓘ |
| involvedInEvent | 1927 Shanghai massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | close ties between organized crime and politics in Shanghai ⓘ |
| language | Chinese ⓘ |
| location | Shanghai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Du Yuesheng
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Huang Jinrong NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhang Xiaolin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Chinese Communist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| origin |
Huizhou salt-smuggling gangs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
secret societies in lower Yangtze region ⓘ |
| peakInfluencePeriod |
1920s
ⓘ
1930s ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Kuomintang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleIn1927ShanghaiMassacre | suppression of Chinese Communist Party ⓘ |
| supported | Chiang Kai-shek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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