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Xikang

Xikang (formerly romanized as Sikang or Hsikang, lit. 'Kham-in-the-West' or 'Kham to the west ') was a nominal province formed by the Republic of China in 1939 on the initiative of prominent Sichuan warlord Liu Wenhui and retained by the early People's Republic of China. The former territory of Xikang is now divided between the Tibet Autonomous Region…

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Capital
Kangding (1912–1931) Ba'an (1931–1935) Ya'an (1935–1936) Kangding (1935–1949) Xichang (1949–1950)
Historical era
20th century
Today part of
China India
• Disestablished
1950
• Established
1939
• Estimate
451,521 km2 (174,333 sq mi) · 1,748,458

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Xikang

Nodes51
Edges50
Triples81
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.039216
Components1

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Xikang

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related to Bibliography · 43
Xikang → Boundaries, Boundary, British India, California Press, Carole, China, China's Last Imperial Frontier, Commonwealth History, Dalai Lama, Dragon, Francis, From Simla, Goldstein, Han Chinese, Hsiao-ting, Imperial, ISBN, Joe, JSTOR, Late Qing Expansion
related to history · 23
Xikang → Batang, China, Chinese, Chuanbian Special Administrative District, Following, Frontier Commissioners, Fu Songmu, Gyamda, He, Imperial Commissioner, Kham, October, Qing, Qing China, Republic, Sichuan-Yunnan Frontier, This, Tibet, Tibetan, Wuchang Uprising
related to overview · 7
Xikang → China, Even, Kham, Republic, Sichuan, The, Tibet
• Estimate · 2
Xikang → 1,748,458, 451,521 km2 (174,333 sq mi)
Capital · 1
Xikang → Kangding (1912–1931) Ba'an (1931–1935) Ya'an (1935–1936) Kangding (1935–1949) Xichang (1949–1950)
Historical era · 1
Xikang → 20th century
Today part of · 1
Xikang → China India
• Disestablished · 1
Xikang → 1950
• Established · 1
Xikang → 1939
• Fall of Xichang · 1
Xikang → 27 March 1950

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province tibetan tibet region kham china 1939 chinese sichuan republic eastern administrative western control 1955 part british district chuanbian special

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
XikangCapitalKangding (1912–1931) Ba'an (1931–1935) Ya'an (1935–1936) Kangding (1935–1949) Xichang (1949–1950)1.00infobox
XikangHistorical era20th century1.00infobox
XikangToday part ofChina India1.00infobox
Xikang• Disestablished19501.00infobox
Xikang• Established19391.00infobox
Xikang• Estimate451,521 km2 (174,333 sq mi)1.00infobox
Xikang• Estimate1,748,4581.00infobox
Xikang• Fall of Xichang27 March 19501.00infobox
Xikangrelated to BibliographyGoldstein0.60section
Xikangrelated to BibliographyMelvyn0.60section
Xikangrelated to BibliographyThe Snow Lion0.60section
Xikangrelated to BibliographyDragon0.60section

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