First sino-japanese war

First sino-japanese war

First Sino-Japanese War
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First Sino–Japanese War

Japanese troops during the Sino–Japanese war

First Sino–Japanese War, major battles and troop movements
Date
1 August 1894 – 17 April 1895
(8 months, 2 weeks and 2 days)
Location
Korea, Manchuria, Taiwan, Yellow Sea
Result
Japanese victory; a significant loss of prestige for the Qing Dynasty.
Joseon Korea removed from Qing vassalage.
Korean Peninsula transferred toJapanese sphere of influence.
Territorial
changes
Qing Empire cedes Taiwan, Penghu, and the Liaodong Peninsula to the Empire of Japan.

Belligerents
 Qing Empire
 Empire of Japan
Commanders and leaders
 Li Hongzhang
 Ding Ruchang †
 Deng Shichang †
 Guangxu Emperor
 Empress Dowager Cixi
 Itō Hirobumi
 Yamagata Aritomo
 Itō Sukeyuki
 Emperor Meiji
Strength
630,000 men
Beiyang Army
Beiyang Navy
240,616 men
Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Navy
Casualties and losses
35,000 dead or wounded
1,132 dead,
3,758 wounded
285 died of wounds
11,894 died of disease

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First Sino-Japanese War

Japanese name
Shinjitai
日清戦争
Kyūjitai
日清戰爭
Rōmaji
Nisshin sensō

Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
甲午戰爭
Simplified Chinese
甲午战争
Hanyu Pinyin
Jiǎwǔ Zhànzhēng

English translation
Japanese
Japan–Qing War
Chinese
War of Jiawu - referring to the year 1894 under the
traditional sexagenary system

The First Sino–Japanese War (1 August 1894 – 17 April 1895) was fought between Qing Dynasty China and Meiji Japan, primarily over control of Korea. After more than six months of continuous successes by the Japanese army and naval forces, as well as the loss of the Chinese port...

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