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The Treaty of Shimonoseki between China and Japan is signed. This marks the end of the First Sino-Japanese War, and the defeated Qing Empire is forced to renounce its claims on Korea and to concede the southern portion of the Fengtian province, Taiwan and the Penghu to Japan.
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Treaty of Shimonoseki
1895 treaty ending the First Sino-Japanese War
The Treaty of Shimonoseki , also known as the Treaty of Maguan in China or the Treaty of Bakan in Japan, was signed at the Shunpanrō hotel in Shimonoseki, Japan, on April 17, 1895, between the Empire of Japan and Qing China. It was a treaty that ended the First Sino-Japanese…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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1894–1895 war between China and Japan
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Manchu-led dynasty of China (1644–1912)
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Country in East Asia
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