1899 in China

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1899
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China
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See also:Other events of 1899
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Events from the year 1899 in China.

Incumbents

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Viceroys

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Events

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  • October 18 - Battle of Senluo Temple, a clash between members of the "Militia United in Righteousness" (義和團) better known as the "Boxers") and Qing government troops that took place on October 18, 1899, near a temple located on the western edge of Pingyuan County in northwestern Shandong.
  • November 13 - Hunan province opens to foreign trade for the first time.
  • Chinese oracle bones from the former capital site of Yinxu are identified by academic Wang Yirong as carrying Shang dynasty writing.

Births

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  • January 29 - Qu Qiubai, writer, poet and political activist
  • August 21 - Fang Zhimin, military and political leader
  • November 6 - Feng Zhanhai, military leader and government official
  • November 18 - Li Lisan, politician