Shimonoseki, Treaty of — (1895) Signed on April 17, 1895, the Treaty of Shimonoseki ended the Sino Japanese War in which a modernized and westernized Japanese military had defeated handily the antiquated forces of the Qing Dynasty. The treaty was negotiated by Count… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
Treaty of Shimonoseki — Japan China Peace Treaty, or Treaty of Shimonoseki , 17 April 1895. The Treaty of Shimonoseki (Japanese: 下関条約, Shimonoseki Jōyaku ), known as the Treaty of Maguan (simplified Chinese: 马关条约; traditional Chinese: 馬關條約; pinyin … Wikipedia
Treaty ports — This article refers to ports in East Asia. For the Anglo Irish Treaty ports, see Treaty Ports (Ireland). Treaty ports were port cities in China, Japan and Korea opened to foreign trade by the Unequal Treaties.The first five treaty ports in China… … Wikipedia
Treaty of Taipei — Sino Japanese Peace Treaty (Japanese: 日華平和条約, Chinese: 中日和平條約), commonly known as the Treaty of Taipei ( zh. 台北和約) as it was signed in Taipei, was a peace treaty between Japan and the Republic of China (ROC) concluded on April 28, 1952. This… … Wikipedia
Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi — Infobox City Japan Name= Shimonoseki JapaneseName= 下関市 Map Region= Chūgoku Prefecture= Yamaguchi District= Area km2= 715.83 PopDate= 2005 Population= 290,693 Density km2= Coords= LatitudeDegrees= 33 LatitudeMinutes= 57 LatitudeSeconds=… … Wikipedia
Shimonoseki — /shim euh neuh say kee/; Japn. /shee maw naw se kee/, n. a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan: treaty ending Sino Japanese War signed 1895. 268,964. * * * ▪ Japan largest city, Yamaguchi ken (prefecture), Honshu, Japan, occupying a strategic… … Universalium
Treaty of Ganghwa — Infobox Korean name |300px hangul=강화도조약 hanja=江華島條約 rr=Ganghwado Joyak mr=Kanghwado Choyak The Treaty of Ganghwa, also known in Japan as Korea Japanese Treaty of Amity (Korean language 강화도조약, Japanese language: nihongo|日朝修好条規|Nicchō shūkōjōki|,… … Wikipedia
shimonoseki — ˌshimənōˈsākē, ˈsekē; ˈnōsəkē adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from Shimonoseki, Japan : of or from the city of Shimonoseki, Japan : of the kind or style prevalent in Shimonoseki * * * /shim euh neuh say kee/; Japn. /shee maw naw… … Useful english dictionary
Shimonoseki — /ʃɪmənoʊˈsiki/ (say shimuhnoh seekee) noun a seaport in Japan, on south western Honshu island; the treaty ending the first Sino Japanese War was signed there, 1895 …
Bombardment of Shimonoseki — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Bombardment of Shimonoseki (下関戦争・馬関戦争) partof=1863 64 Chōshū Rebellion caption= date=July 16 to August 14, 1863 and from September 5 6, 1864 place=Shimonoseki Strait, Japan result=Decisive Allied Victory… … Wikipedia
