Treaty of Shimonoseki

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bilateral treaty historical event peace treaty

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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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Treaty of Shimonoseki canonical	19
Shimonoseki Treaty	2
Treaty of Shimonoseki negotiations	1
Treaty of Shimonoseki revision agreements	1
Triple Intervention forcing Japan to return Liaodong Peninsula	1
negotiation of the Treaty of Shimonoseki	1

Statements (44)

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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Input

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)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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 ⓘ

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 ⓘ

Korean theater of the First Sino-Japanese War → relatedTo → Treaty of Shimonoseki ⓘ

Li Chung-chang → signedTreaty → Treaty of Shimonoseki ⓘ

subject surface form: Li Hongzhang

Kwantung Government-General → establishedAsAResultOf → Treaty of Shimonoseki ⓘ

Treaties of the Republic of China → hasPart → Treaty of Shimonoseki ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of Shimonoseki revision agreements