The Treaty of Shimonoseki ended the First Sino-Japanese War and marked Japan's emergence as a major power in East Asia. It was negotiated by Li Hongzhang for the Qing Empire and Ito Hirobumi for Japan. China recognized the independence of Korea, ceded Taiwan, the Penghu Islands and the Liaodong Peninsula, and paid a large indemnity. Within days, Russia, Germany and France, in what is called the Triple Intervention, pressed Japan to return the Liaodong Peninsula in exchange for more money. The humiliation of China fed reform and revolutionary movements, while Japan took control of Taiwan and increased its influence in Korea, setting the stage for rivalry with Russia.
Before and after
- 1895Founding of London School of Economics and Political Science
- 1895Founding of West Ham United F.C.
- from 1895 to 1958Founding of French West Africa
- from 17 April 1895 to 1 January 1945Taiwan under Japanese rule
- 17 April 1895Treaty of Shimonoseki
- 12 May 1895Birth of Jiddu Krishnamurti
- 8 July 1895Birth of Igor Tamm
- 12 July 1895Birth of Buckminster Fuller
- 5 August 1895Death of Friedrich Engels
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