Shimonoseki Campaign

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19th-century war international conflict military campaign

The Shimonoseki Campaign was a series of mid-19th-century military actions by Western powers against the Chōshū Domain in Japan to force the reopening of the strategic Shimonoseki Strait to international shipping.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Shimonoseki Campaign canonical	2
Bombardment of Shimonoseki	1
Chōshū expeditions	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	19th-century war ⓘ international conflict ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Shimonoseki War NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent	Chōshū Domain NERFINISHED ⓘ Empire of Japan (proto-state under Tokugawa shogunate) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokugawa shogunate (indirectly involved) ⓘ
cause	Chōshū Domain enforcement of imperial edict to expel foreigners ⓘ closure of Shimonoseki Strait to foreign shipping ⓘ
conflictType	gunboat diplomacy ⓘ punitive expedition ⓘ
consequence	increased Western influence in Japan ⓘ strengthening of Chōshū Domain’s anti-shogunate stance ⓘ weakening of Tokugawa shogunate authority ⓘ
endDate	1864 ⓘ
followedBy	growing alliance between Chōshū and Satsuma domains ⓘ
hasPart	Anglo-French-Dutch-American joint naval operation at Shimonoseki ⓘ Bombardment of Shimonoseki NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalContext	opening of Japan to the West ⓘ unequal treaties era in Japan ⓘ
involves	French Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Netherlands Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Chōshū Domain NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan ⓘ Shimonoseki Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ Strait of Shimonoseki NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableCommander	Admiral Sir Augustus Leopold Kuper NERFINISHED ⓘ French Admiral Constant Jaurès NERFINISHED ⓘ Kido Takayoshi NERFINISHED ⓘ Mōri Takachika NERFINISHED ⓘ Rear Admiral David McDougal NERFINISHED ⓘ
objective	reopening of Shimonoseki Strait to international shipping ⓘ
opposedBy	France NERFINISHED ⓘ Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Bakumatsu period NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	Imperial edict to expel barbarians (jōi) of 1863 ⓘ
primaryTheater	Shimonoseki Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	Bombardment of Kagoshima NERFINISHED ⓘ Meiji Restoration NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	Shimonoseki Indemnity NERFINISHED ⓘ indemnity imposed on Chōshū Domain and Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ reopening of Shimonoseki Strait ⓘ victory of Western powers ⓘ
startDate	1863 ⓘ
timePeriod	mid-19th century ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Shimonoseki → isSiteOf → Shimonoseki Campaign ⓘ

Chōshū Domain → notableEvent → Shimonoseki Campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chōshū expeditions

Chōshū Domain → notableEvent → Shimonoseki Campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bombardment of Shimonoseki

Chōshū Domain → foreignConflict → Shimonoseki Campaign ⓘ