Nanjing Massacre

1937 mass murder by the Japanese army
Event japanese_war_crimes Q192055
Nanjing Massacre
Originally Moriyasu Murase, 村瀬守保 · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Nanjing Massacre

Summary

Nanjing Massacre is a Japanese war crimes[1]. It draws 33,681 Wikipedia views per month (japanese_war_crimes category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Nanjing Massacre is located in Nan-ching[3].
  • Nanjing Massacre is in the country of Republic of China[4].
  • Nanjing Massacre's instance of is recorded as Japanese war crimes[5].
  • Nanjing Massacre's instance of is recorded as massacre[6].
  • Nanjing Massacre's instance of is recorded as wartime sexual violence[7].
  • Nanjing is named after Nanjing Massacre[8].
  • Nanjing Massacre is part of Battle of Nanking[9].
  • Nanjing Massacre's Commons category is recorded as Nanjing Massacre[10].
  • Nanjing Massacre's target is recorded as Chinese people[11].
  • Nanjing Massacre began on December 13, 1937[12].
  • Nanjing Massacre ended on February 2, 1938[13].
  • Nanjing Massacre occurred on 1937[14].
  • Nanjing Massacre was part of the conflict Second Sino-Japanese War[15].
  • Nanjing Massacre's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 32.0375, 'longitude': 118.7375}[16].
  • Nanjing Massacre's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nanjing Massacre[17].
  • Nanjing Massacre resulted in {'amount': '+300000'} deaths[18].
  • Nanjing Massacre's depicted by is recorded as Terror in Minnie Vautrin's Nanjing: diaries and correspondence, 1937-38[19].
  • Nanjing Massacre's described by source is recorded as The Nanjing Massacre Historical Collection[20].
  • Nanjing Massacre's described by source is recorded as The Good Man of Nanking[21].
  • Nanjing Massacre's described by source is recorded as The Rape of Nanking[22].
  • Nanjing Massacre's described by source is recorded as The Nanjing Massacre in History and Historiography[23].
  • Nanjing Massacre's described by source is recorded as Nankin daigyakusatsu no shōmei[24].
  • Nanjing Massacre's described by source is recorded as testimonies on the Nanjing Massacre[25].
  • Nanjing Massacre's described by source is recorded as What War Means: The Japanese Terror in China[26].
  • Nanjing Massacre's described by source is recorded as The Nanjing massacre: a Japanese journalist confronts Japan's national shame[27].

Body

When and Where

Nanjing Massacre took place on 1937[14]. It began on December 13, 1937[12]. It ended on February 2, 1938[13]. It is in the country of Republic of China[4].

Context

Nanjing Massacre was part of the conflict Second Sino-Japanese War[15]. It is part of Battle of Nanking[9]. Recorded instance of include Japanese war crimes[5], massacre[6], and wartime sexual violence[7].

Outcome and Impact

Nanjing Massacre resulted in {'amount': '+300000'} deaths[18].

Why It Matters

Nanjing Massacre draws 33,681 Wikipedia views per month (japanese_war_crimes category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 117 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Gwerm · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 15w ago · Saldanha-mareo · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Target → Chinese people
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  3. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Studied by → historiography of the Nanking Massacre
    Start time → —
    Encyclopedia of china (third edition) id → 39209
    Participated in conflict → Second Sino-Japanese War
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