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.

Aliases (8)

Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895) ×2
First Sino-Japanese War campaigns ×1
Japanese intervention in Korea (1894) ×1
Japanese invasion of 1895 ×1
Japanese invasion of Korea (1894) ×1
Japanese invasion of Taiwan (1895) ×1
Sino-Japanese War of 1894–1895 ×1
Sino-Japanese wars ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military conflict → war →
alsoKnownAs	Sino-Japanese War of 1894–1895 →
belligerent	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	Empire of Japan → Qing dynasty →
consequence	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 period → late Qing dynasty →
followedBy	Russo-Japanese War →
involvedForce	Beiyang Fleet → Imperial Japanese Army → Imperial Japanese Navy →
location	Korean Peninsula → Liaodong Peninsula → Manchuria → Taiwan → Yellow Sea →
partOf	Sino-Japanese wars →
precededBy	Imo Incident →
relatedTo	Meiji Restoration → Self-Strengthening Movement →
result	Japanese victory →
significantEvent	Battle of Pungdo → Battle of Pyongyang → Battle of Seonghwan → Battle of Weihaiwei → Battle of the Yalu River → Japanese invasion of Taiwan →
startDate	1894-07-25 →
treaty	Treaty of Shimonoseki →

Referenced by (58)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan → Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan ("Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895)") → Battle of Pungdo → Battle of Seonghwan → Battle of Weihaiwei → Beiyang Fleet → Ding Ruchang → Heihachiro Togo → Imperial Japanese Army → Imperial Japanese Army General Staff → Imperial Japanese Navy → Iwane Matsui → Japanese 3rd Division → Minami Jirō → Okada Keisuke → Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu → Qing army → Terauchi Masatake →	conflict
Battle of Pungdo → Battle of Pyongyang → Battle of Seonghwan → Battle of Weihaiwei → First Sino-Japanese War ("Sino-Japanese wars") →	partOf
Ding Ruchang → Japanese 5th Division → Katō Tomosaburō → Ōyama Iwao →	participatedIn
Donghak Peasant Rebellion → Japanese colonial empire → Meiji era → Taiwan under Japanese rule ("Japanese invasion of Taiwan (1895)") →	significantEvent
Emperor Meiji → Kodama Gentarō → Qing dynasty →	notableEvent
Itō Sukeyuki → Li Hongzhang → Yamagata Aritomo →	participantIn
Kodama Gentarō → Prince Higashifushimi Yorihito →	militaryConflict
Russo-Japanese War → Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) →	precededBy
Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet → Field Marshal (Imperial Japanese Army) →	usedInConflict
Liaodong Peninsula → Manchuria ("First Sino-Japanese War campaigns") →	wasSiteOf
Ministry of War of Japan →	activeDuring
First Sino-Japanese War ("Sino-Japanese War of 1894–1895") →	alsoKnownAs
Meiji Constitution →	appliedDuringConflict
Formosa →	associatedWithConflict
Battle of Pyongyang →	conflictOf
Treaty of Shimonoseki →	endedConflict
Battle of Pyongyang ("Japanese invasion of Korea (1894)") →	hasCampaign
Pescadores Islands ("Japanese invasion of 1895") →	historicalEvent
Chinese nationalism ("Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895)") →	influencedBy
Battle of Pyongyang →	isMajorEngagementIn
Naval War College (Japan) →	periodOfActivity
Self-Strengthening Movement →	relatedEvent
Battle of Pungdo ("Japanese intervention in Korea (1894)") →	relatedTo