with some people comparing Russia’s incursions to Japan’s establishment of the puppet state of Manchukuo. This pressure forced some Chinese mercenaries fighting for Russia to justify their ...

It is these Mandated Islands that Japan has been accused of fortifying in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. Manchukuo (including the Kwantung Leased Territory and the South Manchuria Railway Zone ...

The last ruler to live in the Forbidden City was Emperor Puyi of the Qing dynasty, who abdicated in 1924. Shortly afterwards, the city was transformed into the Palace Museum and opened to the public.