First Sino-Japanese War

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military conflict war

The First Sino-Japanese War was an 1894–1895 conflict between Qing dynasty China and Meiji Japan that marked Japan’s emergence as a major regional power and led to Chinese territorial losses, including Taiwan.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
First Sino-Japanese War canonical	114
Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895)	3
Sino-Japanese War of 1894–1895	3
日清戦争	3
First Sino-Japanese War campaigns	1
First Sino-Japanese War operations	1
Japanese intervention in Korea (1894)	1
Japanese invasion of 1895	1
Japanese invasion of Korea (1894)	1
Japanese invasion of Taiwan (1895)	1
Qing China in the First Sino-Japanese War	1
Sino-Japanese conflicts	1
Sino-Japanese wars	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military conflict ⓘ war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ surface form: Sino-Japanese War of 1894–1895
belligerent	Japan ⓘ surface form: Empire of Japan Qing dynasty ⓘ
cause	Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea ⓘ struggle for influence over Korea ⓘ
commander	Ding Ruchang ⓘ Itō Sukeyuki ⓘ Li Hongzhang ⓘ Yamagata Aritomo ⓘ Ōyama Iwao ⓘ
conflictBetween	Japan ⓘ surface form: Empire of Japan Qing dynasty ⓘ
consequence	Treaty of Shimonoseki ⓘ surface form: Triple Intervention forcing Japan to return Liaodong Peninsula cession of Liaodong Peninsula to Japan ⓘ cession of Penghu Islands to Japan ⓘ cession of Taiwan to Japan ⓘ increased foreign influence in China ⓘ large indemnity paid by Qing dynasty to Japan ⓘ recognition of Korean independence from China ⓘ rise of Japan as a major regional power ⓘ weakening of Qing dynasty ⓘ
endDate	1895-04-17 ⓘ
era	Meiji era ⓘ surface form: Meiji period Qing dynasty ⓘ surface form: late Qing dynasty
followedBy	Russo-Japanese War ⓘ
involvedForce	Beiyang Fleet ⓘ Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
location	Korean Peninsula ⓘ Liaodong Peninsula ⓘ Manchuria ⓘ Formosa ⓘ surface form: Taiwan Yellow Sea ⓘ
partOf	First Sino-Japanese War self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sino-Japanese wars
precededBy	Imo Incident ⓘ
relatedTo	Meiji era ⓘ surface form: Meiji Restoration Self-Strengthening Movement ⓘ
result	Japanese victory ⓘ
significantEvent	Battle of Pungdo ⓘ Battle of Pyongyang ⓘ Battle of Seonghwan ⓘ Battle of Weihaiwei ⓘ Battle of Pungdo ⓘ surface form: Battle of the Yalu River Taiwan under Japanese rule ⓘ surface form: Japanese invasion of Taiwan
startDate	1894-07-25 ⓘ
treaty	Treaty of Shimonoseki ⓘ

Referenced by (132)

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

Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) → precededBy → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Imperial Japanese Navy → conflict → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Meiji era → significantEvent → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Taiwan under Japanese rule → significantEvent → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese invasion of Taiwan (1895)

Imperial Japanese Army → conflict → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

First Sino-Japanese War → partOf → First Sino-Japanese War self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sino-Japanese wars

First Sino-Japanese War → alsoKnownAs → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sino-Japanese War of 1894–1895

Russo-Japanese War → precededBy → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan → conflict → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895)

Meiji Constitution → appliedDuringConflict → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Naval War College (Japan) → periodOfActivity → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Imperial Japanese Army General Staff → conflict → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Japanese 3rd Division → conflict → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Heihachiro Togo → conflict → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Manchuria → wasSiteOf → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Sino-Japanese War campaigns

Terauchi Masatake → conflict → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Iwane Matsui → conflict → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Emperor Meiji → notableEvent → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Treaty of Shimonoseki → endedConflict → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Pescadores Islands → historicalEvent → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese invasion of 1895

Japanese colonial empire → significantEvent → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Formosa → associatedWithConflict → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Kodama Gentarō → notableEvent → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Kodama Gentarō → militaryConflict → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Qing dynasty → notableEvent → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Chinese nationalism → influencedBy → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895)

Yamagata Aritomo → participantIn → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Japanese 5th Division → participatedIn → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea → significantEvent → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

subject surface form: Donghak Peasant Rebellion

Beiyang Fleet → conflict → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Battle of Pungdo → conflict → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Battle of Pungdo → partOf → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Battle of Pungdo → relatedTo → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese intervention in Korea (1894)

Self-Strengthening Movement → relatedEvent → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Battle of Seonghwan → conflict → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Battle of Seonghwan → partOf → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Field Marshal (Imperial Japanese Army) → usedInConflict → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Prince Higashifushimi Yorihito → militaryConflict → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Qing army → conflict → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Ding Ruchang → participatedIn → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Ding Ruchang → conflict → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Battle of Weihaiwei → conflict → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Battle of Weihaiwei → partOf → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Liaodong Peninsula → wasSiteOf → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Battle of Pyongyang → conflictOf → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Battle of Pyongyang → partOf → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Battle of Pyongyang → hasCampaign → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese invasion of Korea (1894)

Battle of Pyongyang → isMajorEngagementIn → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu → conflict → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ