Kiautschou Bay
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Kiautschou Bay is a natural harbor on the southern coast of the Shandong Peninsula in China, historically significant as a former German colonial leasehold and naval base area.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kiautschou | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bay
ⓘ
natural harbor ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Tsingtau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
German colonial empire in East Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German naval expansion in the Pacific ⓘ |
| associatedWithTreaty | Sino-German Treaty of 1898 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialStatus |
concession area
ⓘ
leased territory ⓘ |
| controlChange |
German occupation began 1897
ⓘ
captured by Japan in 1914 ⓘ returned to Chinese sovereignty in 1922 ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Empire of Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Qing dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| developedFor | modern port infrastructure under German rule ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
deep-water anchorage
ⓘ
sheltered harbor ⓘ |
| hasPortCity |
Qingdao
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tsingtau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalName |
Jiaozhou Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kiaochow Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| languageOfColonialName | German ⓘ |
| leaseAreaIncludes |
Qingdao
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
surrounding territory of Kiautschou Bay concession ⓘ |
| leasedFrom | Qing dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leasePlannedDuration | 99 years ⓘ |
| leaseStartDate | 1898-03-06 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
China
ⓘ
Shandong Province NERFINISHED ⓘ southern coast of the Shandong Peninsula ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Yellow Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernNameOfArea | Jiaozhou Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Qingdao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Yellow Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
eastern China
ⓘ
surface form:
East China
|
| significantEvent | Siege of Tsingtao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEventDate | 1914 ⓘ |
| strategicFor | German East Asia Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs |
German naval base
ⓘ
coaling station ⓘ commercial port ⓘ |
| wasColonialLeaseholdOf | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kiautschou