Jinzhou (Manchukuo province)
Defunct province in East Asia
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Jinzhou (Chinese: 錦州) was one of the provinces of Manchukuo. On December 1, 1934, Jinzhou was established after it was split from Fengtian.[1] On August 20, 1945, Jinzhou was disestablished after the dissolution of Manchukuo in the Soviet–Japanese War.[2][3]
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Jinzhou was mostly Chinese with Korean minorities within it too.[4] Many Japanese settlers migrated to the area, during which many human rights abuses were committed.[5][6] It was exploited by Japan for its resources and used to launch an invasion of China during the Second Sino–Japanese War.[7]
Administrative divisions
- Jinzhou City
- Fuxin City
- Jinxian
- Jinxi County
- Xingcheng County
- Suizhong County
- Yixian
- Beizhen County
- Panshan County
- Tai'an County
- Heishan County
- Zhangwu County
- Tumote Right Banner
- Tumut Zhongqi
- Tumote Zuoqi
Governors
- Sir Xu Shou : December 1, 1934 – July 1, 1937
- Wang Zidong : July 1, 1937 – July 28, 1938
- Jiang Enzhi : July 28, 1938 – October 11, 1941
- Wang Duanrui : October 11, 1941 – August 20, 1945[8]
