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The 36 pages that link to Treaty of Shimonoseki, each with the reason it gives.

• Republic of ChinaRelated: Its cession of Taiwan shaped the island’s history before republican rule began there.

• First Sino-Japanese WarRelated: It formalized Japan’s victory and transferred Taiwan and the Liaodong Peninsula, initially.

• Korean EmpireRelated: Its formal recognition of Korean independence preceded the empire’s creation.

• Convention of PekingCompared with: It was a later treaty loss to a different power, not a British settlement of the Opium War.

• Second Opium WarCompared with: Its terms followed a war with Japan and centered on a different balance of power.

• Treaty of NankingRelated: It was another defeat-driven Qing treaty, but followed a different war and transferred different territory.

• Taiwan under Japanese ruleRelated: Its cession clause formally transferred Taiwan to Japanese control.

• Treaty portsRelated: Its provisions opened additional Chinese ports to Japanese trade and residence.

• Imjin WarCompared with: Unlike the Imjin War’s failed invasion, this later conflict ended with Japan gaining territory from China.

• Treaty of PortsmouthCompared with: Unlike this earlier treaty, Portsmouth granted Japan no indemnity, despite its battlefield success.

• Li HongzhangBroader topic: Li signed the settlement after military defeat, making it a defining episode of his diplomacy.

• Taiwan under Qing ruleBroader topic: It formally ended Qing sovereignty over Taiwan.

• Boxer ProtocolCompared with: It shows that China faced a major indemnity before the Boxer settlement.

• Japanese colonial empireRelated: It formalized the empire's first major overseas territorial acquisition.

• Triple InterventionRelated: Its transfer of Liaodong prompted the three powers to demand Japan’s withdrawal.

• Kang YouweiRelated: Its terms helped spur Kang and other officials to press for rapid reform.

• Port ArthurRelated: Its transfer of Liaodong led to international pressure that returned the peninsula to China.

• Treaty of GanghwaRelated: It made explicit the geopolitical break that the 1876 treaty had advanced through bilateral wording.

• Yellow River course changesRelated: The 1938 diversion was intended to slow Japanese advances after the treaty’s later regional consequences had reshaped East Asia.

• Japanese EmpireBroader topic: It formalized Japan’s acquisition of Taiwan and its imperial gains from China.

• Lord SalisburyRelated: Salisbury’s government opposed Russia’s pressure on Japan after the treaty.

• ShimonosekiBroader topic: The treaty was signed in Shimonoseki, giving the city a place in modern East Asian diplomacy.

• Sino-Japanese relationsRelated: Its terms formalized Japan's victory and became a lasting source of Chinese grievance.

• Battle of the Yalu RiverBroader topic: Japan’s naval dominance helped secure the terms imposed after the war.

• Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong TerritoryRelated: Its territorial concessions sharpened the competition among foreign powers for Chinese concessions.

• Auspicious IncidentRelated: Its settlement reversed the Qing suzerainty that the coup’s suppression had reinforced.

• Century of HumiliationBroader topic: Its territorial terms made the costs of defeat concrete.

• Tanggu TruceCompared with: It offers an earlier example of Japan imposing territorial terms on a defeated China.

• KeelungRelated: Its transfer of Taiwan to Japan began a new era for Keelung.

• Ōyama IwaoRelated: It formalized the victory achieved by the Japanese forces Ōyama helped command.

• WeihaiRelated: It formalized Japan’s initial claim to Weihaiwei after the city’s capture.

• Empress MyeongseongRelated: Its terms weakened Chinese influence, prompting Myeongseong to seek other foreign counterweights.

• TaipeiRelated: The treaty transferred Taipei and the rest of Taiwan to Japanese colonial rule.

• Japanese invasion of TaiwanRelated: Its cession of Taiwan supplied the formal basis for Japan’s occupation.

• LüshunkouRelated: The treaty’s territorial settlement placed Lüshun under Japanese control before the Triple Intervention reversed it.

• Senkaku IslandsRelated: China argues the islands were taken with Taiwan after this treaty; Japan disputes that interpretation.