The Treaty of Shimonoseki was a peace treaty signed on April 17, 1895, between the Empire of Japan and the Qing Dynasty of China. It ended the First Sino-Japanese War, in which Japan emerged as the victor. The treaty had several significant provisions:
1. Recognition of Korean independence: China recognized the full and complete independence of Korea and renounced all rights and claims over the Korean peninsula.
2. Territorial cessions: China ceded Taiwan and the Pescadores Islands to Japan. It also transferred the Liaodong Peninsula in southern Manchuria, including the strategic Port Arthur and Dalian, to Japan.
3. Indemnity: China was required to pay a large indemnity of 200 million taels of silver (equivalent to around ￥680 million in 1895).
4. Trade privileges: China granted Japan several trade and commercial privileges, including the opening of various ports and the establishment of factories and industries.
The Treaty of Shimonoseki marked a significant shift in the balance of power in East Asia, with Japan emerging as a regional power and China's influence declining. It also laid the foundation for Japan's imperialist expansion in the following years and contributed to growing tensions between Japan and other major world powers.
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