# Manchuria Medical College
**Wikidata**: [Q22773747](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22773747)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/manchuria-medical-college

## Summary
Manchuria Medical College was a medical school and university established in 1911 in Shenyang (then under the Empire of Japan) and operated until its dissolution in 1945. It was founded by the South Manchuria Railway and is documented under multiple Chinese and Japanese aliases.

## Key Facts
- Founded (inception) in 1911.
- Founded by the South Manchuria Railway.
- Located in Shenyang (listed location).
- Country / jurisdiction listed as the Empire of Japan.
- Instance of: medical school and university.
- Dissolved/abolished in 1945.
- Replaced by entity recorded as Q107017777.
- Common aliases: Manchuria Medical University; 南満医学堂; 満州医科大学; 滿洲醫科大學; 滿州醫科大學; 南滿醫學堂.
- Persistent identifiers: VIAF 136117311; NDL authority ID 00402678; CiNii Research ID 1140282266594188288; Library of Congress authority n85315899; NACSIS-CAT author ID DA04685771.
- Wikimedia resources: image at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/满洲医科大学.jpg and Commons category "Manchuria Medical College"; Wikipedia language links include zh and commons.

## FAQs
### Q: What was Manchuria Medical College?
A: Manchuria Medical College was a medical school and university established in 1911 in Shenyang under the Empire of Japan. It provided higher medical education until it was dissolved in 1945.

### Q: Who founded Manchuria Medical College?
A: The college was founded by the South Manchuria Railway.

### Q: Where and when did it operate?
A: The institution was located in Shenyang and operated from its inception in 1911 until its dissolution in 1945.

### Q: Does it have other names?
A: Yes. It is also known as Manchuria Medical University and by multiple Chinese and Japanese names such as 南満医学堂 and 満州医科大学.

### Q: Is there a successor institution recorded?
A: The college is recorded as being replaced by the entity Q107017777 (as listed in the source data).

## Why It Matters
Manchuria Medical College is significant as a documented medical higher-education institution established in 1911 within Manchuria under the Empire of Japan. Its foundation by the South Manchuria Railway links it to a major corporate and infrastructural actor of the period, indicating a formal institutional effort to provide medical education in the region. The college’s operational span through 1945 places it squarely within a turbulent historical era; its dissolution that year marks an institutional endpoint coinciding with large geopolitical changes affecting Manchuria. For researchers of medical education history, colonial-era institutions, or regional institutional continuities in northeast China, the college provides a discrete, well-identified case: it has multiple cataloging identifiers (VIAF, NDL, CiNii, LOC, NACSIS) and media resources on Wikimedia Commons. The set of aliases in Chinese and Japanese also aids cross-language archival and bibliographic discovery.

## Notable For
- Being founded in 1911 by the South Manchuria Railway, linking it to a major regional corporate founder.
- Operating as a medical school and university located in Shenyang during the period 1911–1945.
- Having multiple Chinese and Japanese names and variants, facilitating identification across sources.
- Possessing numerous library and authority identifiers (VIAF, NDL, CiNii, LOC, NACSIS) that support bibliographic traceability.
- Having a recorded replacement relationship (replaced_by Q107017777) and a preserved image and Commons category.

## Body

### Identity and classification
- Officially classified as a medical school and a university.
- Country/administrative jurisdiction is recorded as the Empire of Japan.
- Instance types recorded: medical school; university.

### Founding and founder
- Inception (founding year): 1911.
- Founded by: South Manchuria Railway.

### Location and timeframe
- Located in: Shenyang.
- Operational timeframe: founded 1911; dissolved/abolished 1945.

### Names and aliases
- Primary English name: Manchuria Medical College.
- Alternate English name: Manchuria Medical University.
- Chinese and Japanese aliases: 南満医学堂; 満州医科大学; 滿洲醫科大學; 滿州醫科大學; 南滿醫學堂.
- Namuwiki identifier: 만주의과대학.

### Successor and lifecycle events
- Dissolved/abolished date: 1945.
- Replaced by: Q107017777 (as recorded in source data).

### Identifiers and bibliographic records
- VIAF ID: 136117311.
- NDL (National Diet Library) authority ID: 00402678.
- CiNii Research ID: 1140282266594188288.
- Library of Congress authority ID: n85315899.
- NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA04685771 (with associated metadata timestamps in source).

### Wikimedia and catalog entries
- Image file available: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/满洲医科大学.jpg
- Commons category: Manchuria Medical College.
- Wikipedia language links noted for zh (Chinese) and commons.

### Metadata counts
- Sitelink count: 2 (as recorded).
- Other structured references: various PIDs and reference markers present in source data.

## References

1. Virtual International Authority File
2. CiNii Research
3. Web NDL Authorities