1895
Treaty of Shimonoseki
Taiwan is ceded to Japan & China opened to Japanese investment. Korea becomes independent, China pays Japan a large indemnity
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Shimonoseki in Japan. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Taiwan is ceded to Japan & China opened to Japanese investment. Korea becomes independent, China pays Japan a large indemnity
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