Kiautschou Bay concession

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The Kiautschou Bay concession was a German colonial leasehold in China centered on the port of Qingdao, serving as a strategic naval base and commercial hub for the German Empire from 1898 to 1914.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German colonial territory
colonial concession
foreign leasehold in China
administrativeCenter Tsingtau
area about 552 square kilometres
capital Qingdao
coastline Kiautschou Bay
colonialAdministrationSeat Tsingtau
colonialPower German Empire
conflict Siege of Tsingtao
surface form: Siege of Tsingtau (1914)

World War I
country German Empire
currencyUsed German mark
endEvent Japanese occupation of Qingdao in World War I
endTime 1914
followedBy Siege of Tsingtao
surface form: Japanese occupation of Qingdao

Territory of Qingdao under Republic of China (nominal)
garrison East Asia Squadron
harbour Port of Qingdao
surface form: Qingdao port
hasUse coaling station
commercial port
naval base
introducedInfrastructure modern port facilities in Qingdao
railway connection to Jinan
urban planning in Qingdao
languageUsed Chinese
German
legalStatus leased territory
locatedIn China
Kiautschou Bay
Qingdao
Shandong Peninsula
militaryBranchPresent Imperial German Navy
namedAfter Kiautschou Bay
officialName Kiautschou Bay concession self-link
Kiautschou Bay concession self-linksurface differs
surface form: Pachtgebiet Kiautschou
partOf German colonial empire
precededBy Qing dynasty control of Qingdao area
shortName Kiautschou Bay
surface form: Kiautschou
significantEvent German naval base established at Tsingtau
Siege of Tsingtao
surface form: Siege of Tsingtau

lease treaty signed 6 March 1898
startEvent Kiautschou Bay concession self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sino-German treaty of 1898
startTime 1898
strategicImportance base for German naval operations in East Asia
commercial gateway to northern China
timeInForce 99-year lease (nominal)

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Imperial German Navy overseasBase Kiautschou Bay concession
Kiautschou Bay concession startEvent Kiautschou Bay concession self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Sino-German treaty of 1898
Kiautschou Bay concession officialName Kiautschou Bay concession self-link
Kiautschou Bay concession officialName Kiautschou Bay concession self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Pachtgebiet Kiautschou
East Asia Squadron basedIn Kiautschou Bay concession
this entity surface form: German Kiautschou Bay concession