First Sino-Japanese War
WarJapan defeats Qing China in a war over influence in Korea, establishing itself as a rising Asian power.
- Date
- 1894 – 1895 · View on map
- Countries
- ChinaJapanSouth Korea
- Regions
- East Asia
- Importance
- ★★★★★
Related events
1894 – 1895★★★★★
Donghak Peasant Revolution
Peasants inspired by the Donghak religion revolt against corruption and foreign influence; Qing and Japanese intervention leads to the Sino-Japanese War.
RevolutionWar· South Korea
April 17, 1895★★★★★
Treaty of Shimonoseki
The Qing cede Taiwan and the Penghu Islands to Japan and recognise Korean independence.
Treaty· China, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea
1898★★★★★
Hundred Days' Reform
The Guangxu Emperor and Kang Youwei launch sweeping reforms, which Empress Dowager Cixi halts after about 100 days.
Politics· China
February 11, 1889★★★★★
Meiji Constitution promulgated
Emperor Meiji promulgates Japan's first constitution, establishing a constitutional monarchy with a parliament.
Politics· Japan
1899 – 1901★★★★★
Boxer Rebellion
The anti-foreign Boxer movement besieges Beijing's legation quarter; an Eight-Nation Alliance intervenes and occupies Beijing in 1900.
WarRevolution· China
February 8, 1904 – September 5, 1905★★★★★
Russo-Japanese War
Japan defeats the Russian Empire in a war over Manchuria and Korea, the first modern victory of an Asian power over a European one.
War· Japan, Russia, China, South Korea