Eight Nations Capture Beijing: Boxer Rebellion Crushed
The Eight-Nation Alliance storms Beijing to crush the Boxer Rebellion, driving the Qing court into exile and entrenching foreign dominance over Chinese sovereignty. This occupation extracts massive indemnities that cripple China's economy for decades while exposing the empire's fatal weakness to its own people.
August 14, 1900
126 years ago
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