Treaty of Shimonoseki

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The Treaty of Shimonoseki was an 1895 peace agreement between Qing China and Japan that ended the First Sino-Japanese War and marked Japan’s emergence as a major imperial power in East Asia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral treaty
historical event
peace treaty
alsoKnownAs Treaty of Shimonoseki
surface form: Shimonoseki Treaty

Treaty of Maguan
countryInvolved China
Japan
dateSigned 1895-04-17
endedConflict First Sino-Japanese War
hasHistoricalSignificance altered the balance of power in East Asia
contributed to the decline of the Qing dynasty
symbolized Japan’s emergence as a great power
influenced regional tensions in East Asia
subsequent Japanese expansionism
language Chinese
Japanese
locationSigned Japan
Shimonoseki
precedesEvent Triple Intervention
resultedIn cession of Taiwan to Japan
cession of the Liaodong Peninsula to Japan
cession of the Pescadores Islands to Japan
end of the First Sino-Japanese War
expansion of Japanese influence in East Asia
granting of most-favored-nation status to Japan in China
large indemnity payments from Qing China to Japan
opening of additional Chinese ports to Japanese trade
recognition of Korean independence from China
rise of Japan as a major imperial power
weakening of the Qing dynasty
signatory Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan

Qing dynasty
signedBy Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan

Qing dynasty
signedDuringReignOf Emperor Meiji
Guangxu Emperor
signedInBuilding Shunpanrō
stipulated commercial privileges for Japan in China
independence of Korea from Chinese suzerainty
territorial cessions by Qing China to Japan
war indemnity to be paid by Qing China
subjectOf diplomatic history of the First Sino-Japanese War
historical studies on imperialism in East Asia
yearSigned 1895

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Subject: Treaty of Shimonoseki
Description of subject: The Treaty of Shimonoseki was an 1895 peace agreement between Qing China and Japan that ended the First Sino-Japanese War and marked Japan’s emergence as a major imperial power in East Asia.

Referenced by (25)

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Taiwan under Japanese rule hasCause Treaty of Shimonoseki
Taiwan under Japanese rule significantEvent Treaty of Shimonoseki
First Sino-Japanese War treaty Treaty of Shimonoseki
First Sino-Japanese War consequence Treaty of Shimonoseki
this entity surface form: Triple Intervention forcing Japan to return Liaodong Peninsula
Treaty of Shimonoseki alsoKnownAs Treaty of Shimonoseki
this entity surface form: Shimonoseki Treaty
Governor-General of Taiwan legalBasis Treaty of Shimonoseki
Pescadores Islands cededUnderTreaty Treaty of Shimonoseki
Japanese colonial empire significantEvent Treaty of Shimonoseki
Formosa cededInTreaty Treaty of Shimonoseki
Korean Empire independenceRecognizedBy Treaty of Shimonoseki
Battle of Weihaiwei followedBy Treaty of Shimonoseki
this entity surface form: Treaty of Shimonoseki negotiations
Liaodong Peninsula wasCededInTreaty Treaty of Shimonoseki
Treaty of Portsmouth precededBy Treaty of Shimonoseki
Li Hongzhang notableWork Treaty of Shimonoseki
this entity surface form: negotiation of the Treaty of Shimonoseki
Shimonoseki treatySignedHere Treaty of Shimonoseki
Treaty of Maguan alsoKnownAs Treaty of Shimonoseki
Treaty of Maguan alsoKnownAs Treaty of Shimonoseki
this entity surface form: Shimonoseki Treaty
Triple Intervention relatedToTreaty Treaty of Shimonoseki
Shunpanrō associatedEvent Treaty of Shimonoseki
Shunpanrō treatySignedHere Treaty of Shimonoseki
Battle of the Yalu River relatedEvent Treaty of Shimonoseki
Li Chung-chang signedTreaty Treaty of Shimonoseki
subject surface form: Li Hongzhang
Treaties of the Republic of China hasPart Treaty of Shimonoseki
this entity surface form: Treaty of Shimonoseki revision agreements