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1895 Japanese invasion of Taiwan

The Japanese invasion of Taiwan, also known as Yiwei War in Chinese (Chinese: 乙未戰爭; 29 May－18 November 1895), was a conflict between the Empire of Japan and the armed forces of the short-lived Republic of Formosa following the Qing dynasty's cession of Taiwan to Japan in April 1895 at the end of the First Sino-Japanese War.

1895 Japanese invasion of Taiwan
1895 Japanese invasion of Taiwan · Migita Toshihide (1863 - 1925) (Japanese) Died in Japan. Details on Google Art Project, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
29 May 1895 – 18 Nov 1895
Where
Taiwan Island
Era
Modern

Topics

Taiwan1661 – todayEmpire of Japan1864 – 1947

Before and after

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