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Sungkiang

British  
/ -kaɪˈæŋ, ˈsʊŋˈkjæŋ /

noun

  1. a former province of NE China: now part of the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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According to Japanese authorities, Chinese were transporting cement and barbed wire to Sungkiang for the construction of defense works.

From Time Magazine Archive

The letter was written on 24th March 1863, the day before he rode over to Sungkiang to take up his command.

From The Life of Gordon, Volume I by Boulger, Demetrius Charles

On his return to Sungkiang, Major Gordon devoted himself to the thorough reorganisation of his force.

From The Life of Gordon, Volume I by Boulger, Demetrius Charles

Major Gordon rode over to Sungkiang, situated on the line of the thirty-mile radius from Shanghai, on 25th March, and the following morning he inspected his force.

From The Life of Gordon, Volume I by Boulger, Demetrius Charles

After these reverses in February nothing more was attempted until Major Gordon arrived at Sungkiang on 25th March 1863 to take over the command of the force.

From The Life of Gordon, Volume I by Boulger, Demetrius Charles

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