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 in Shimonoseki in 1895 and ended the First Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895).
Main terms
[change | change source]- 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.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Treaty of Shimonoseki (Chinese Version) [permanent dead link]
- Treaty of Shimonoseki (Japanese Version) Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
