List of massacres in Taiwan


NameDateLocationDeathsNotes
Lamey Island MassacreApril–May 1636Liuqiu Island300By Dutch soldiers
Guo Huaiyi rebellion1652-09-07 & 1652-09-11Tainan4.000+by Dutch soldiers
Nerbudda incident1842-08-10Tainan city197by Qing Dynasty
Mudan incident1871-12-18Taiwan Prefecture, Fujian Province54by Paiwan Formosans
Beipu uprising1907-11-14Beipu village100+by Japanese army
Musha Incident1930-10-27Musa village134by Seediq rebels against Japanese occupation
February 28 incident and White Terror (Taiwan)1947-02-28entire Taiwan main island18,000-28,000by Republic of China Army
July 13 Penghu incident1949-07-13Penghu7+ By Republic of China Armed Forces
Nantou shooting1959-09-21Nantou City11 By Li Hsing-ju
Li Shing Junior High School Shooting1962-01-26Taipei7By Tsui Yin
Lee We incident1962-04-05Taipei10By Lee We
Civil Air Transport Flight 1061964-06-20village of Shenkang57By Zeng Yang and Wang Zhengyi
Taipei bus attack1964-08-30Taipei3By Ho Chung-ming
Taichung massacre1965-01-24 & 1965-01-25Taichung7 by Hsiao
Mou family massacre1965-08-22Taipei6by Chou Shin-Hsiang
China Airlines Flight 8251971-11-20Penghu25by unknown
Lin family massacre1980-02-28Taipei3by unknown
1987 Lieyu massacre1987-03-07Lieyu, Kinmen19 or moreby Republic of China Army
Min Ping Yu No. 5540 incidentJuly 21–22, 1990Aodi, Yilan County, Taiwan Province25By Taiwan Garrison Command
Lunqing Western Restaurant fire1993-01-19Taipei33by unknown
Carlton Barber's Shop fire1993-05-12Taipei21 by Liang Hsin-teng
Murder of Liu Pang-yu1996-11-21Taoyuan8by Two Killers
Luzhou fire2003-08-31New Taipei City16by Xu Ruiqin
Beimen of Xinying Hospital fire2012-10-23Tainan13by Lin Jixiong
2014 Taipei Metro attack2014-05-21New Taipei City4by Cheng Chieh
Weng Renxian arson case2016-02-06Taoyuan6by Weng Renxian
2016 Taoyuan bus fire2016-07-19Taoyuan26 By Su Mingcheng
2021 Kaohsiung building fire2021-10-14Kaohsiung46by Huang Gege
Chen Yanxiang arson case2022-06-15Hsinchu City8by Chen Yanxiang