Russian lease of Liaodong Peninsula
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The Russian lease of the Liaodong Peninsula was a late 19th-century imperial concession that granted the Russian Empire control over Port Arthur and surrounding areas in northeastern China, significantly expanding its influence in East Asia and intensifying great-power rivalries in the region.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Russian Dalian and Port Arthur lease | 1 |
| Russian-leased Liaodong Peninsula | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
imperial concession
ⓘ
international agreement ⓘ territorial lease ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | Kwantung Leased Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameIntoForce | 1898-05-27 ⓘ |
| capitalOfLeasedArea | Port Arthur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOf |
increased tensions with Germany
ⓘ
increased tensions with Japan ⓘ increased tensions with the British Empire ⓘ |
| counterparty | Qing dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| duration | 25 years (nominal) ⓘ |
| economicUse | commercial port at Dalian ⓘ |
| endTime | 1905 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Japanese control of Port Arthur
ⓘ
Japanese lease of Kwantung Leased Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext |
competition among great powers in East Asia
ⓘ
late 19th-century imperialism in China ⓘ |
| grantedBy | Guangxu Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTreaty |
Chinese
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ |
| legalForm | lease agreement ⓘ |
| location |
Dalian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liaodong Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Port Arthur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryUse |
fortified stronghold
ⓘ
naval base ⓘ |
| partOf |
Great Game in East Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Far Eastern policy ⓘ |
| precededBy | Japanese occupation of Liaodong Peninsula (1895) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reason |
desire for warm-water port on the Pacific
ⓘ
expansion of Russian naval presence in the Far East ⓘ extension of Chinese Eastern Railway ⓘ |
| region | northeastern China ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
First Sino-Japanese War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russo-Japanese War NERFINISHED ⓘ Scramble for Concessions in China NERFINISHED ⓘ Triple Intervention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
Russian control of Dalian
ⓘ
Russian control of Port Arthur ⓘ establishment of Kwantung Leased Territory ⓘ expansion of Russian influence in East Asia ⓘ intensification of great-power rivalries in East Asia ⓘ |
| signatory |
Qing China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signingDate | 1898-03-27 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1898 ⓘ |
| successorStateControl | Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminatedBy | defeat of Russia in the Russo-Japanese War ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Russian-leased Liaodong Peninsula
this entity surface form:
Russian Dalian and Port Arthur lease