Asia Pacific, 17 Apr 1895: Treaty of Shimonoseki
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Political map of East Asia and the Western Pacific on 17 Apr 1895 (The Rise of Japan: Treaty of Shimonoseki), showing the following events: Battle of the Yalu River; Battle of Ugeumchi; Battle of Lushunkou; 1895 Wilcox Rebellion; Battle of Weihaiwei; Pescadores Campaign; Treaty of Shimonoseki.

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D u t c h E a s t I n d i e s(Neth.)

Japanese
Empire

Indian
Empire(Br. Raj)

Tibet(de facto)

Philippines(Sp.)

Korea(Jap. occ.)

French
Indochina(Fr. prot.)

German
New Guinea(Ger. prot.)

Solomon Is.(Br.)

Malaya(Br. prot.)

Nepal(Br. prot.)

Sarawak(Br. prot.)

Br. New
Guinea(Br. prot.)

Kuril Islands(Jap.)

Ryukyu Is.(Jap.)

N. Borneo(Br. prot.)

Brunei(Br. prot.)

P. Timor(Port.)

Gilbert

Islands(Br. prot.)

Ellice Is.(Br.)

Phoenix Is.(uninh.)

Jaluit

Protectorate(Ger. prot.)

Mariana

Islands(Sp.)

Wake I.(uninh.)

C a r o l i n e I s l a n d s(Sp.)

Paracel Is.(disp.)

Spratly Is.(disp.)

Bonin Is.(Jap.)

Volcano Is.(Jap.)

International
Date Line

Sep 1894Japan defeats Chinese
fleet near Yalu River

Oct–Nov 1894Japan defeats 2nd
Donghak Rebellion

Nov 1894Japan secures
Liaodong Peninsula

6–9 Jan 1895Unsuccessful
counter-revolution
in Hawaii

20 Jan–12 Feb 1895Japan captures Weihaiwei

Mar 1895Japan seizes
Pescadores Is.

17 Apr 1895Treaty of Shimonoseki
ends Sino-Japanese War

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