Binjiang (Manchukuo province)
Defunct province in East Asia
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Binjiang (Chinese: 濱江) was one of the provinces of Manchukuo. On December 1, 1934, Binjiang was established after it was split from Jilin.[1] In 1937, the province of Mundanjiang was split from Binjiang. On August 20, 1945, Binjiang was disestablished after the dissolution of Manchukuo in the Soviet–Japanese War.[2][3]
CapitalHarbin
Today part of
Binjiang had a mix of Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and Russian people.[4] Many Japanese settlers migrated to the area, during which many human rights abuses were committed.[5][6]
Administrative divisions
- Harbin City
- Acheng County
- Bin County
- Shuangcheng County
- Wuchang County
- Zhuhe County
- Weihe County
- Yanshou County
- Hulan County
- Bayan County
- Mulan County
- Zhaodong County
- Zhaozhou County
- Lanxi County
- Dongxing County
- Anda County
- Qinggang County
- Guoerluoshouqi
Governors
- Lu Ronghuan : December 1, 1934 – May 21, 1935
- Han Yunjie : May 21, 1935 – May 25, 1935
- Yan Niansu : May 25, 1935 – July 1, 1937
- Shi Luben : July 1, 1937 – January 17, 1938
- Wei Huanzhang : February 10, 1938 – May 16, 1940
- Yu Jingtao : May 16, 1940 – April 20, 1943
- Wang Ziheng : April 20, 1943 – August 20, 1945[7]
