Treaty of Shimonoseki facts for kids

The Treaty of Shimonoseki (Chinese: 馬關條約, Japanese: 下関条約) was signed between the Qing Dynasty and Empire of Japan at Shimonoseki in 1895. It ended the First Sino-Japanese War (1894 - 1895).

Main terms of the treaty

• Korea was not a vassal-state under China. Korea would became an independent nation.
• China had to give Japan 200 million taels (a tael had usually a little more silver than a (Spanish dollar).
• Formosa, the Pescadores and the Liaotung Peninsula ceded to Japan.
• Chungking, Soochow, Hangchow and Shashih had to be opened for Japanese trading.
• Japanese people were allowed to build industries and sell their products in China.

Images for kids

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  Japanese version of the Treaty of Shimonoseki, 17 April 1895.

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  The Shunpanrō hall where the Treaty of Shimonoseki was signed

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  Shunpanrō interior

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  Signing of Treaty of Shimonoseki

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  Convention of retrocession of the Liaotung peninsula, 8 November 1895

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  The Shunpanrō in 2004

See also

In Spanish: Tratado de Shimonoseki para niños