Binjiang Province

Binjiang Province (Chinese: 濱江省) was one of the provinces of Manchukuo. Binjiang was founded on December 1, 1934 and was dissolved in August 1945.^[1] Binjiang had a mix of Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and Russian people.^[2] Binjiang was created when the old Jilin Province was split into the Binjiang Province and Jiandao Province, and Jilin Province. In 1937 Binjiang Province was split into the Binjiang Province and Mudanjiang Province.

Binjiang Province 濱江省
Province of Manchukuo
1945
Capital	Harbin City
Area
•	63,860 km2 (24,660 sq mi)
History
• Established	1 December 1934
• Disestablished	August 1945
Preceded by Succeeded by Jilin Province Jiandao Province Jilin Province
Today part of	China

1934

Binjiang Province was created in 1934, from the old Jillin province. In this year, many Japanese people moved to the area but during it, many human rights abuses happened.^[3][4]

1937

Binjiang was split into the Binjiang and the Mudanjiang Province.

1945

The Soviet invasion of Manchuria happened in 1945,^[5] Binjiang was also affected by it, and when Manchukuo and Japan surrendered, Binjiang was also officially dissolved.^[6]

Administrative divisions

Before the fall of Manchukuo, Binjiang Province had 1 city, 16 counties, and 1 banner:

• 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

Unless otherwise specified, according to sources.

• 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- (End of War) ^[7]

Legacy

Binjiang was one of the many provinces in Manchukuo with any human right abuses and genocide, causing this province to have a negative light in history by many, a small part of the reason of Chinese hatred of Japan^[8]

See also

• List of administrative divisions of Manchukuo

References

1. Han, Suk-Jung (2004). "The Problem of Sovereignty: Manchukuo, 1932-1937". Positions: East Asia Cultures Critique. 12 (2): 457–478. doi:10.1215/10679847-12-2-457. S2CID 143561025.
2. "Figure 1. Distribution of Manchukuo population by nationality and".
3. LTC David M. Glantz, "August Storm: The Soviet 1945 Strategic Offensive in Manchuria" Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine. Leavenworth Papers No. 7, Combat Studies Institute, February 1983, Fort Leavenworth Kansas.
4. "China Insight". 13 August 2023.
5. LTC David M. Glantz, "August Storm: The Soviet 1945 Strategic Offensive in Manchuria". Leavenworth Papers No. 7, Combat Studies Institute, February 1983, Fort Leavenworth Kansas.
6. MacKerras, Colin (2003). Ethnicity in Asia. Psychology Press. ISBN 9780415258166.
7. Ikuhiko Hata, "Institutions, Organizations, and Personnel of World Countries: 1840-2000", University of Tokyo Press, 2001
8. "Archived copy" (PDF). www.globescan.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)