MOUKDEN, a town of the Chinese empire, capital of Manchouria, in Lat. 41. 50. N., Long. 123. 37. E., 500 miles N.E. of Peking. It is large and populous, and is surrounded by walls. An inner wall incloses the palace, government offices, court-house, &c. The outer city, which is also walled, is inhabited chiefly by the working-classes, and has a circuit of about 10 miles.
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