Treaty of Shimonoseki
The Treaty of Shimonoseki is the treaty marking the resolution of the First Sino-Japanese War. It was signed in 1895, and ceded the island of Taiwan to the Empire of Japan, ending the Qing Chinese Empire's 211 year long reign over it.
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References
- Rigger, S. (2011). Building Taiwan. In: Why Taiwan Matters. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
- Manthorpe, J. (2008). The Taiwan Republic. In: Forbidden Nation: a History of Taiwan. St. Martin’s Griffin.
