The Taiyuan massacre took place Process_start during the Boxer Rebellion , July 9 , 1900 , in Taiyuan , Shanxi province , North China .

With the building of the South Manchuria Railway , Mukden ( now known as Shenyang ) became Becoming a Russian stronghold , which occupied Control it after the Boxer Rebellion .

During the Boxer Rebellion , Russia became Becoming involved due Causation to its presence in the foreign legations .