Treaty of Shimonoseki

The Treaty of Shimonoseki (Chinese: 馬關條約, Japanese: 下関条約code: ja is deprecated ) was signed between the Qing dynasty and the Empire of Japan in Shimonoseki in 1895 and ended the First Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895).

Main terms

• Korea would not be a vassal state under China but become an independent nation.
• China would give Japan 200 million taels (a tael had usually a little more silver than a Spanish dollar).
• Formosa, the Pescadores, and the Liaotung Peninsula would be ceded to Japan.
• Chungking, Soochow, Hangchow, and Shashih would be opened for Japanese trading.
• Japan would be allowed to build industries and sell their products in China.

Treaty Of Shimonoseki Media

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  Independence Gate (front), Seoul, South KoreaA symbol of the end of Korea's tributary relationship with the Qing Empire

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  The Shunpanrō hall where the Treaty of Shimonoseki was signed. The original building was destroyed due to bombings in WWII. The Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty Memorial Hall (日清講和記念館code: ja is deprecated ) next to it was built in 1937 to commemorate the signing of this treaty.

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  Reconstructed Shunpanrō interior in the Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty Memorial Hall

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  Painting of the conference at Shimonoseki, by Nagatochi Hideta (永地秀太), 1929

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  Convention of retrocession of the Liaodong peninsula, 8 November 1895

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  The front of the Shunpanrou hall where the Treaty of Shimonoseki was signed in 1895. The statues of Mutsu Munemitsu and Ito Hirobumi (the Japanese representatives) are just visible on the left.

Other websites

• Treaty of Shimonoseki (Chinese Version)
• Treaty of Shimonoseki (Japanese Version) Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine