State

People's Republic of China

country in East Asia

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1949–1945
Founded
1949
Capital
Beijing
Government
one-party state, democratic centralism, parliamentary republic, unitary state
Languages
Standard Chinese, Chinese, Putonghua
Preceded by
Republic of ChinaInner Mongolian People's RepublicKingdom Shunzheng

Overview

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is divided into 33 province-level divisions, including two special administrative regions. Beijing is the capital, while Shanghai is the most populous city by urban area. Its geography features the Central Plain, major rivers such as the Yangtze and Yellow River, deserts, subtropical and temperate forests, plateaus, and mountain ranges such as the Himalayas. It is the world's second-most populous country after India, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion (17% of the world's population). Covering 9.6 million square kilometers (3,700,000 sq mi), it is the third largest country by area.

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All rulers (20)

  1. Duke Xiao of Qin361–338 BCE
  2. King Huiwen of Qin338–311 BCE
  3. Qin Er Shi210–207 BCE
  4. Emperor Yi of Chu208–206 BCE
  5. Ziying207 BCE
  6. Xiang Yu206–202 BCE
  7. Emperor Gaozu of Han202–195 BCE
  8. Qian Liu907–932 CE
  9. Wang Yanhan925–927 CE
  10. Qian Yuanguan937–941 CE
  11. Qian Hongzuo941–947 CE
  12. Qian Chu947–978 CE
  13. Qian Hongzong947–948 CE
  14. Chen Duxiu1921–1922
  15. Chen Duxiu1922–1925
  16. Chen Duxiu1925–1928
  17. Wang Ming1931–1932
  18. Bo Gu1934–1935
  19. Zhang Wentian1935–1943
  20. Mao Zedong1945–1976

Records (227)

  1. 1046 BCE — Battle of MuyeBattle
  2. 1040 BCE — Rebellion of the Three GuardsRebellion
  3. 645 BCE — Battle of LoulinBattle
  4. 455–453 BCE — Battle of JinyangBattle
  5. 354 BCE — Battle of GuilingBattle
  6. 284–279 BCE — Battle of JimoBattle
  7. 205 BCE — Battle of PengchengBattle
  8. 204 BCE — Battle of Wei RiverBattle
  9. 154 BCE — Rebellion of the Seven StatesRebellion
  10. 133 BCE — Battle of MayiBattle
  11. 67 BCE — Battle of JushiBattle
  12. 17–27 CE — Red EyebrowsRebellion
  13. 21 CE — LülinRebellion
  14. 73 CE — Battle of YiwuluBattle
  15. 184–189 CE — Liang Province rebellionRebellion
  16. 188 CE — Maso RebellionRebellion
  17. 189 CE — Rebellion of the Ten AttendantsRebellion
  18. 190 CE — Battle of XingyangBattle
  19. 191 CE — Battle of YanginBattle
  20. 193–194 CE — Cao Cao's invasion of Xu ProvinceBattle
  21. 195 CE — Battle of the Escape of Emperor XianBattle
  22. 198–199 CE — Battle of YijingBattle
  23. 199 CE — Battle of XiapiBattle
  24. 200 CE — Battle of GuanduBattle
  25. 200 CE — Battle of Yan FordBattle
  26. 201 CE — Battle of CangtingBattle
  27. 202–203 CE — Battle of LiyangBattle
  28. 205 CE — Battle of NanpiBattle
  29. 208 CE — Battle of Red CliffsBattle
  30. 208 CE — Battle of ChangbanBattle
  31. 208–209 CE — Battle of HefeiBattle
  32. 208 CE — Battle of YilingBattle
  33. 213 CE — Siege of JichengBattle
  34. 214–215 CE — Battle of Xiaoyao FordBattle
  35. 215 CE — Battle of YangpingBattle
  36. 217–219 CE — Hanzhong CampaignCampaign
  37. 219 CE — Battle of FanchengBattle
  38. 219 CE — Battle of Han RiverBattle
  39. 228 CE — Battle of ShitingBattle
  40. 228–229 CE — Siege of ChencangSiege
  41. 229 CE — Battle of JianweiBattle
  42. 231 CE — Battle of HefeiBattle
  43. 233 CE — Battle of HefeiBattle
  44. 234 CE — Battle of Wuzhang PlainsBattle
  45. 234 CE — Battle of HefeiBattle
  46. 253 CE — Battle of DongxingBattle
  47. 253 CE — Battle of HefeiBattle
  48. 255 CE — Battle of DidaoBattle
  49. 264 CE — Zhong Hui's RebellionRebellion
  50. 383 CE — Battle of Fei RiverBattle
  51. 395 CE — Battle of Canhe SlopeBattle
  52. 581–602 CE — Sui-Turkic warWar
  53. 615 CE — Siege of YanmenSiege
  54. 617 CE — Battle of HuoyiBattle
  55. 618 CE — Battle of YanshiBattle
  56. 645 CE — Siege of AnsiBattle
  57. 670 CE — Battle of Dafei RiverBattle
  58. 684 CE — Xu Jingye RebellionRebellion
  59. 707 CE — Jinglong RebellionRebellion
  60. 760 CE — Yangzhou massacreMassacre
  61. 954 CE — Battle of GaopingBattle
  62. 955–957 CE — Siege of ShouzhouSiege
  63. 993–995 CE — Wang Xiaobo-Li Shun RebellionRebellion
  64. 1120–1122 — Fang La RebellionRebellion
  65. 1125–1127 — Jingkang IncidentBattle
  66. 1125–1300 — Jurchen campaigns against the Song dynastyWar
  67. 1132 — Siege of De'anSiege
  68. 1161 — Battle of CaishiBattle
  69. 1161 — Battle of TangdaoBattle
  70. 1211 — Battle of YehulingBattle
  71. 1215 — Siege of ZhongduBattle
  72. 1232–1233 — Siege of Kaifeng (1232)Siege
  73. 1259 — Siege of DiaoyuchengBattle
  74. 1267–1273 — Battle of XiangyangBattle
  75. 1268–1301 — Kaidu–Kublai WarWar
  76. 1277–1287 — First Mongol invasion of BurmaInvasion
  77. 1279 — Battle of YamenBattle
  78. 1314–1318 — Esen Buqa–Ayurbarwada WarWar
  79. 1351–1368 — Red Turban RebellionRebellion
  80. 1357–1366 — Ispah rebellionRebellion
  81. 1510 — Rebellion of 1510Rebellion
  82. 1590–1600 — Bozhou rebellionRebellion
  83. 1592 — Battle of UlyanhaBattle
  84. 1618 — Battle of FushunBattle
  85. 1619 — Battle of SarhuBattle
  86. 1619 — Battle of KaiyuanBattle
  87. 1619 — Battle of TielingBattle
  88. 1622 — Battle of MacauNaval battle
  89. 1634 — Siege of LüshunSiege
  90. 1644 — Battle of BeijingBattle
  91. 1647 — Siege of KweilinSiege
  92. 1681 — Revolt of the Three FeudatoriesRebellion
  93. 1718 — Battle of the Salween RiverBattle
  94. 1735–1736 — Miao Rebellion of 1735–36Rebellion
  95. 1750 — Lhasa riot of 1750Rebellion
  96. 1759 — Holy War of Jahangir KhojaWar
  97. 1794–1804 — White Lotus RebellionRebellion
  98. 1795–1806 — Miao Rebellion of 1795–1806Rebellion
  99. 1813 — Eight Trigrams Uprising of 1813Rebellion
  100. 1840 — Battle of the BarrierBattle
  101. 1841 — Battle of CantonBattle
  102. 1841 — Battle of AmoyBattle
  103. 1841 — Second Battle of ChuenpeeNaval battle
  104. 1842 — Battle of ChapooBattle
  105. 1842 — Battle of ChinkiangBattle
  106. 1842 — Battle of NingpoBattle
  107. 1843 — Treaty of the BogueTreaty
  108. 1849 — Passaleão incidentBattle
  109. 1850–1864 — Taiping RebellionWar
  110. 1852 — Battle of ChangshaBattle
  111. 1854–1856 — Red Turban RebellionRebellion
  112. 1854 — Battle of Muddy FlatBattle
  113. 1854–1873 — Miao rebellion of 1854–73Rebellion
  114. 1856 — Battle of JiangnanBattle
  115. 1856 — Tianjing IncidentMassacre
  116. 1856 — Battle of CantonBattle
  117. 1856 — Capture of the French Folly FortBattle
  118. 1857 — Battle of CantonBattle
  119. 1857 — Battle of Fatshan CreekNaval battle
  120. 1858 — Battle of Taku FortsBattle
  121. 1858 — Battle of SanheBattle
  122. 1859 — Battle of Taku FortsBattle
  123. 1860 — Battle of Taku FortsBattle
  124. 1860 — Battle of Jiangnan (1860)Battle
  125. 1861–1862 — Battle of ShanghaiBattle
  126. 1861 — Battle of AnqingBattle
  127. 1861 — Occupation of NingboBattle
  128. 1863 — Battle of ChangzhouBattle
  129. 1864 — Third Battle of NankingBattle
  130. 1870 — Battle of ÜrümqiBattle
  131. 1884 — Battle of FuzhouNaval battle
  132. 1895 — Battle of WeihaiweiBattle
  133. 1895 — Battle of YingkouBattle
  134. 1899–1901 — Boxer RebellionRebellion
  135. 1900 — Battle of PekingBattle
  136. 1900 — Siege of the International LegationsSiege
  137. 1900 — Battle of TientsinBattle
  138. 1900 — Battle of Dagu FortsBattle
  139. 1900 — Battle of LangfangBattle
  140. 1900 — Battle of ShanhaiguanBattle
  141. 1900 — Bartholomew's Night in BeijingRebellion
  142. 1900 — Siege of BeitangSiege
  143. 1900 — Defense of HarbinBattle
  144. 1903–1904 — British expedition to TibetCampaign
  145. 1904–1905 — Siege of Port ArthurSiege
  146. 1904 — Battle of LiaoyangBattle
  147. 1905 — Battle of MukdenBattle
  148. 1911 — Wuchang UprisingRebellion
  149. 1911 — Second Guangzhou UprisingRebellion
  150. 1911 — Battle of YangxiaBattle
  151. 1911 — Bai Lang RebellionRebellion
  152. 1911 — Battle of ChangshaBattle
  153. 1913 — Sino-Russian DeclarationTreaty
  154. 1914 — Siege of TsingtaoSiege
  155. 1916 — Battle of XuzhouBattle
  156. 1917 — Battle of LangfangBattle
  157. 1920 — Anyuan coal mines strikesUprising
  158. 1926 — Siege of WuchangSiege
  159. 1927 — Nanchang UprisingRebellion
  160. 1927 — Autumn Harvest UprisingRebellion
  161. 1927 — Guangzhou UprisingRebellion
  162. 1927 — Battle of GuangzhouBattle
  163. 1927–1928 — Battle of HuizhouBattle
  164. 1928 — Northern ExpeditionCampaign
  165. 1929 — Baise UprisingRebellion
  166. 1929 — Second Battle of GuangzhouBattle
  167. 1929 — Red Spears' uprising in ShandongRebellion
  168. 1929 — Battle of NanningBattle
  169. 1930 — Battle of JinanBattle
  170. 1930 — Second Battle of NanningBattle
  171. 1930 — Second Battle of GuilinBattle
  172. 1930 — Battle of XuchangBattle
  173. 1931 — Battle of ShuangqiaozhenBattle
  174. 1932 — Defense of HarbinBattle
  175. 1932 — Battle of MiaohangBattle
  176. 1933 — defense of the Great WallBattle
  177. 1933 — Battle of ReheBattle
  178. 1933 — Battle of KashgarBattle
  179. 1933 — Battle of UrumqiBattle
  180. 1933 — Kizil massacreMassacre
  181. 1933–1934 — Battle of UrumqiBattle
  182. 1934 — Battle of KashgarBattle
  183. 1935–1936 — Orahodoga IncidentBattle
  184. 1935 — Fengtai RevoltRebellion
  185. 1936 — Jinchanggou IncidentBattle
  186. 1937 — Marco Polo Bridge incidentBattle
  187. 1937 — Battle of TaiyuanBattle
  188. 1937 — Battle of PingxingguanBattle
  189. 1937 — Battle of XinkouBattle
  190. 1937 — Defense of Sihang WarehouseBattle
  191. 1937 — Battle of DatongBattle
  192. 1937 — Battle of NankouBattle
  193. 1937 — Yijiang Gate incidentBattle
  194. 1937 — Battle of LuodianBattle
  195. 1937 — Battle of JinshanweiBattle
  196. 1937 — Battle of ZhangjiakouBattle
  197. 1937 — Battle of ZhanghuabangBattle
  198. 1938 — Battle of WuhanBattle
  199. 1938 — Battle of XuzhouBattle
  200. 1938–1943 — Bombing of ChongqingCampaign
  201. 1938 — Battle of Northern and Eastern HenanBattle
  202. 1938 — Siege of XuzhouSiege
  203. 1939 — Battle of ChangshaBattle
  204. 1939 — Battle of NanchangBattle
  205. 1939 — Battle of Suixian–ZaoyangBattle
  206. 1939–1940 — Battle of Kunlun PassBattle
  207. 1939 — Battle of BaotouBattle
  208. 1939 — Battle of NomonhanBattle
  209. 1939 — Dong'an Town IncidentBattle
  210. 1939 — Bandoujing massacreMassacre
  211. 1940 — Battle of West SuiyuanBattle
  212. 1940 — Battle of GuanjianaoBattle
  213. 1941 — Battle of Hong KongBattle
  214. 1941 — Battle of ChangshaBattle
  215. 1941 — Battle of South ShanxiBattle
  216. 1941 — St. Stephen's college incidentMassacre
  217. 1942 — Battle of ChangshaBattle
  218. 1942 — Zhejiang-Jiangxi CampaignCampaign
  219. 1943 — Battle of ChangdeBattle
  220. 1943–1945 — Battle of Northern Burma and Western YunnanBattle
  221. 1944–1949 — Ili RebellionRebellion
  222. 1944 — Battle of Guilin–LiuzhouBattle
  223. 1944 — Battle of Mount SongBattle
  224. 1944 — Defense of HengyangBattle
  225. 1944 — Battle of Central HenanBattle
  226. 1944 — Battle of ZhujiadianBattle
  227. 1945 — Gegenmiao massacreMassacre

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