Mukden Incident
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The Mukden Incident was a staged 1931 explosion on a Japanese-controlled railway in Manchuria used by Japan as a pretext to invade and occupy the region.
Aliases (2)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
false flag operation
→
historical event → military provocation → pretext for war → |
| actualCause |
Japanese-planted explosives
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| alsoKnownAs |
Manchurian Incident
→
September 18 Incident → |
| belligerent |
China
→
Japan → |
| blamedOn |
Chinese troops
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|
| cityNowKnownAs |
Shenyang
→
|
| consequence |
Japan’s withdrawal from the League of Nations
→
Lytton Commission investigation → condemnation by the League of Nations → |
| countryAtTime |
Republic of China
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|
| date |
1931-09-18
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|
| historicalPeriod |
interwar period
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|
| location |
Liaoning Province
→
Manchuria → South Manchuria Railway → near Mukden → |
| method |
staged railway explosion
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|
| nature |
fabricated attack
→
staged incident → |
| partOf |
Japanese expansion in East Asia
→
interwar period conflicts in Asia → |
| perpetrator |
Imperial Japanese Army
→
Japanese officers in the Kwantung Army → |
| perpetratorUnit |
Kwantung Army
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|
| plannedBy |
officers of the Kwantung Army
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|
| railwayControlledBy |
Japan
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|
| railwayName |
South Manchuria Railway
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|
| region |
Northeast China
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|
| relatedConflict |
Second Sino-Japanese War
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|
| relatedOrganization |
League of Nations
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|
| result |
Japanese invasion of Manchuria
→
escalation of Japanese–Chinese conflict → establishment of Manchukuo → occupation of Manchuria by Japan → |
| significance |
early stage in the road to World War II in Asia
→
key step toward the Second Sino-Japanese War → |
| target |
South Manchuria Railway track
→
|
| targetOwner |
Japan
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|
| triggerFor |
Japanese occupation of Manchuria
→
creation of puppet state Manchukuo → |
| usedAs |
justification for full-scale occupation of Manchuria
→
pretext for Japanese military intervention in Manchuria → |
| year |
1931
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|
Referenced by (17)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Japanese occupation of China
→
Japanese occupation of Manchuria → |
precededBy |
|
Japanese colonial empire
→
Japanese occupation of Manchuria → |
significantEvent |
|
Mukden Incident
("Manchurian Incident")
→
|
alsoKnownAs |
|
Chinese Northeastern Army
→
|
engagedInConflict |
|
Operation Nekka
→
|
follows |
|
Manchukuo
→
|
hadEvent |
|
Japanese occupation of Manchuria
→
|
hasPart |
|
Shenyang
("Mukden Incident of 1931")
→
|
historicalEvent |
|
Japanese Kwantung Army
→
|
notableOperation |
|
Itagaki Seishirō
→
|
participatedIn |
|
Japanese occupation of Manchuria
→
|
pretext |
|
Lytton Commission report
→
|
relatedEvent |
|
Defense of the Great Wall
→
|
relatedTo |
|
Lytton Commission report
("Manchurian Incident")
→
|
subject |
|
Manchuria
→
|
wasSiteOf |