Treaty of Shimonoseki

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

Main terms of the treaty

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

Treaty Of Shimonoseki Media

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  Japanese version of the Treaty of Shimonoseki, April 17, 1895.

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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

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  The interior of the Shunpanrou hall in Shimonoseki where the Treaty of Shimonoseki was signed on April 17, 1895.

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  Signing of Treaty of Shimonoseki

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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

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