South Manchuria Railway

1906–1945 Japanese company in China
Organization railway_company Q696419
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South Manchuria Railway

Summary

South Manchuria Railway is a railway company[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • South Manchuria Railway is in the country of Empire of Japan[3].
  • South Manchuria Railway's instance of is recorded as railway company[4].
  • South Manchuria Railway's instance of is recorded as national policy company[5].
  • South Manchuria Railway's instance of is recorded as colonial society[6].
  • South Manchuria Railway's founder is recorded as Gotō Shinpei[7].
  • South Manchuria is named after South Manchuria Railway[8].
  • South Manchuria Railway's headquarters location is recorded as Dalian[9].
  • South Manchuria Railway's headquarters location is recorded as Hsinking[10].
  • South Manchuria Railway's child organization or unit is recorded as SMR Research Department[11].
  • South Manchuria Railway's child organization or unit is recorded as Dalian Tram[12].
  • South Manchuria Railway's child organization or unit is recorded as Nippon Seiro[13].
  • South Manchuria Railway's child organization or unit is recorded as East Asiatic Economic Investigation Bureau[14].
  • South Manchuria Railway's child organization or unit is recorded as Dairen Kisen[15].
  • South Manchuria Railway's child organization or unit is recorded as Shōwa Steel Works[16].
  • South Manchuria Railway's Commons category is recorded as South Manchuria Railway[17].
  • South Manchuria Railway's industry is recorded as railway[18].
  • 1906 marks the founding of South Manchuria Railway[19].
  • South Manchuria Railway was dissolved in 1945[20].
  • South Manchuria Railway's topic's main category is recorded as Category:South Manchuria Railway[21].
  • South Manchuria Railway's track gauge is recorded as standard-gauge railway[22].
  • South Manchuria Railway's replaces is recorded as Field Railroad Proposal Department[23].
  • South Manchuria Railway's replaced by is recorded as China Changchun Railway Company[24].
  • South Manchuria Railway's legal form is recorded as Special company[25].
  • South Manchuria Railway's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '満鉄'}[26].
  • South Manchuria Railway's owner of is recorded as South Manchuria Railway Zone[27].

Body

Founding

South Manchuria Railway's founder is recorded as Gotō Shinpei[7]. 1906 marks the founding of it[19].

Identity

South Manchuria Railway's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '満鉄'}[26].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Dalian[9], a sub-province-level division[28], in People's Republic of China[29], founded in 1904[30] and Hsinking[10], a city[31], in Manchukuo[32], founded in 1932[33]. Subsidiaries include SMR Research Department[11], a research department[34], in Empire of Japan[35], founded in 1907[36]; Dalian Tram[12], a business[37], founded in 1926[38]; Nippon Seiro[13], a business[39], in Japan[40], founded in 1951[41], headquartered in Tokyo[42]; East Asiatic Economic Investigation Bureau[14], a department[43], in Empire of Japan[44], founded in 1908[45]; Dairen Kisen[15], a shipping line[46], in Manchukuo[47], founded in 1915[48], headquartered in Ta-lien[49]; and Shōwa Steel Works[16], a business[50], in Empire of Japan[51], founded in 1918[52].

Industry

South Manchuria Railway's industry is recorded as railway[18].

Dissolution

South Manchuria Railway was dissolved in 1945[20].

Why It Matters

South Manchuria Railway has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [53] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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