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Anshan (än`shän`), city (1994 est. pop. 1,251,700), central Liaoning prov., China, on a branch of the South Liaoning RR. Its huge integrated iron and steel complex is the largest in China. It comprises iron and coal mines and numerous blast furnaces, open hearths, and finishing facilities. Many varieties of steel and steel products (including rails and cables) are produced. Other manufactures in Anshan include chemicals, tractors, refined oil, machinery, cement, and paper. Anshan was developed as a metallurgical center largely by the Japanese, who occupied the region during World War II. The Soviet Union dismantled much of the steel mill between 1944 and 1946, but by 1956 the facilities had been rebuilt.

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Anshan

City and territory of ancient Elam, north of modern Shiraz, Iran. Anshan came to prominence c. 2350 BC, but its greatest period was in the 13th–12th century BC, when, as kings of Anshan and Susa, Elamite rulers periodically raided the cities of Babylonia. The area apparently came under the control of the Persians c. 675 BC. Its ruins have yielded major finds, including examples of early Elamite writing.

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Anshan

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City (pop., 2003 est.: 1,286,513), Liaoning province, northeastern China. Established as a post station in 1387, it was fortified in 1587 as part of the defenses set up by the Ming dynasty against the rising power of the Manchus. It was destroyed by fire during the Boxer Rebellion and badly damaged during the Russo-Japanese War (1904–05). In the 1930s the Japanese occupied Anshan and made it a steelmaking centre. The city was bombed by U.S. aircraft during World War II and looted by the Soviets following the war. The Chinese later redeveloped it into an industrial centre that produces steel, cement, and chemicals.