The Nanjing Massacre, also known as the Rape of Nanking, refers to a period of mass murder and mass sexual assault by Japanese troops against the residents of Nanjing (then Nanking), the capital of China, during the Second Sino-Japanese War. This tragic event occurred over a six-week period starting in December 1937, following the capture of Nanjing by Japan.
During the occupation, it is estimated that tens of thousands to several hundred


