Sian Incident

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The Sian Incident was a 1936 political crisis in China in which Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek was detained by his own generals, leading to a negotiated United Front between the Nationalists and Communists against Japanese aggression.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
military incident ⓘ
political crisis ⓘ
aftermath house arrest of Zhang Xueliang by Nationalist government ⓘ
removal of Yang Hucheng from military command ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Sian Mutiny ⓘ
Xi'an Incident ⓘ
linked to: Xi’an Incident
cause Chiang Kai-shek’s insistence on prioritizing suppression of Communists ⓘ
disagreement over policy toward Japan ⓘ
ChineseName 西安事变 ⓘ
linked to: Xi’an Incident
country Republic of China ⓘ
demand end of civil war between Nationalists and Communists ⓘ
formation of a united front against Japan ⓘ
detainedBy Yang Hucheng ⓘ
Zhang Xueliang ⓘ
detainedPerson Chiang Kai-shek ⓘ
endDate 1936-12-25 ⓘ
hasEffect strengthening of Chinese resistance in Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ
suspension of large-scale civil war between Nationalists and Communists ⓘ
historicalSignificance key step toward nationwide resistance to Japan ⓘ
turning point in modern Chinese history ⓘ
languageOfName Chinese ⓘ
location China ⓘ
Shaanxi ⓘ
linked to: Shaanxi Province

Xi'an ⓘ
mainSubject Chiang Kai-shek ⓘ
Yang Hucheng ⓘ
Zhang Xueliang ⓘ
negotiatedBy Song Meiling ⓘ
Zhang Xueliang ⓘ
Zhou Enlai ⓘ
participant Chinese Communist Party ⓘ
Kuomintang ⓘ
National Revolutionary Army ⓘ
politicalContext Chinese Civil War ⓘ
prelude to Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ
relatedTo Chinese Communist Party–Kuomintang cooperation ⓘ
Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ
Second United Front ⓘ
result formation of Second United Front ⓘ
release of Chiang Kai-shek after negotiations ⓘ
shift of Chinese policy toward resisting Japanese aggression ⓘ
temporary Kuomintang–Communist cooperation ⓘ
startDate 1936-12-12 ⓘ
year 1936 ⓘ

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Xi’an Incident → alsoKnownAs → Sian Incident ⓘ