Under the Japanese-puppet Manchukuo regime, the province reverted to its 1907 name, but the name Liaoning was restored in 1945 and again in 1954.
Japon Mançukuo kukla rejimi altında eyaletin ismi 1907'deki ismine dönüştürüldü, fakat Liaoning ismi 1945'te yine geri getirildi.