The Mukden Incident , also known as the Manchurian Incident , was a staged event engineered by rogue Japanese military personnel as a pretext for the Japanese invasion of the northeastern part of China , known as Manchuria , in 1931 .
The Mukden Incident , also known as the Manchurian Incident , was an event set up by Japanese soldiers as a reason for invading the northern part of China known as Manchuria in 1931 .