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From 1946 to 1947, the government of the Republic of China established a military tribunal (Ministry of National Defense Trial War Criminals Military Tribunal) in Nanjing to try Japanese war criminals who were directly responsible for the Nanjing Massacre.

In Chinese textbooks and official statements, the Nanjing Military Tribunal is positioned as a ``just judgment against the Japanese invaders.'' The court sentenced Lieutenant General Hisao Gu, commander of the 6th Division, who was primarily responsible for the Nanjing Massacre, to death, and the sentence was executed on April 26, 1947 at Yuhuatai in Nanjing. Additionally, second lieutenants Toshiaki Mukai and Tsuyoshi Noda, and Captain Gunkichi Tanaka, who were involved in the so-called ``Hyakunin Slash Contest,'' were also sentenced to death.

After examining a large amount of evidence and witness testimony, the court found that the number of victims of the Great Nanjing Massacre was more than 190,000 people in mass murders and more than 150,000 people in individual murders, for a total of more than 300,000 people. This recognition is based on burial records (records of charitable organizations such as the Red Swastika Society and Chongshan Temple), testimonies of survivors, and records of the International Safety Zone. The People's Republic of China has fully inherited this judgment, and the figure of 300,000 is cited in textbooks, memorial museums, and national holidays as the most authoritative legal basis for the number of victims of the Nanjing Massacre.

While the Tokyo Tribunal (International Military Tribunal for the Far East) was a class A war crimes trial that investigated the war responsibility of Japan's leadership, the Nanjing Military Tribunal is emphasized as having historical significance as it tried the BC class war criminals who were the direct perpetrators of atrocities by the Chinese people themselves.

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