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Treaty of Shimonoseki

Japan · House / House of Tokugawa. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1895Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1895

Mutsuhito1895

Shimonoseki · House / House of Tokugawa

Taiwan is ceded to Japan & China opened to Japanese investment. Korea becomes independent, China pays Japan a large indemnity

Names involved

Mutsuhito

Provenance

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