Year 1894

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Events this year

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

Ongoing

1858 – 1947★★★★★

Beginning of the British Raj

After the 1857 rebellion, the Government of India Act transfers rule from the East India Company to the British Crown; the Mughal Empire formally ends.

Politics· India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, United Kingdom

1885 – 1908★★★★★

Leopold II's Congo Free State

King Leopold II of Belgium ruled the Congo as a personal possession; its forced-labour rubber regime caused mass deaths until Belgium annexed the territory in 1908.

PoliticsEconomy· DR Congo, Belgium

July 1885 – 1896★★★★★

Cần Vương movement

After a failed attack on the French at Huế, Emperor Hàm Nghi flees the capital and issues an edict calling for resistance to French rule.

WarRevolution· Vietnam, France