Taiyuan massacre | |
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Part of Boxer Rebellion | |
Location | Taiyuan, Shanxi province, North China |
Date | July 9, 1900 |
Target | Foreigners, Christians |
Attack type | Massacre |
Deaths | 45 Christian men, women and children |
Victims | Christians |
Perpetrators | Disputed |
The Taiyuan massacre took place during the Boxer Rebellion, July 9, 1900, in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, North China. Sources recall that they were killed in the presence of Yuxian, governor of Shanxi. 44 people were killed including children.