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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
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
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
1894 – 1895★★★★★

First Sino-Japanese War

Japan defeats Qing China in a war over influence in Korea, establishing itself as a rising Asian power.

War· China, Japan, South Korea
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
1905 – 1909★★★★★

Đông Du movement

Phan Bội Châu organises sending young Vietnamese to study in Japan to prepare for the independence struggle.

PoliticsCulture· Vietnam, Japan