Tag: japan
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Invading Japan: The Jurchen Menace
In 1019 C.E. Japan was invaded by the so-called Toi (刀夷). The Toi were actually the Jurchens, by then under the reign of the Khitanese Liao dynasty. For those interested, the Jurchens were the ancestors of the Manchus who would, some 600 years later, eventually conquer the entirety of China, vassalise the Mongols, invade Korea…
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Sunburnt Dragon: The Treaty of Shimonoseki
Today we remember 17 April 1895, the day Qing Empire and Japan signed the Treaty of Shimonoseki 下関条約/馬關條約. After losing horrendously against the Japanese Empire, The Qing Empire gave up its suzerain status over Korea. Liaodong, Penghu (the Pescadores) and Taiwan were officially ceded to Japan. Qing China was forced to pay 200 million taels…
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War in China: the Ravishment of the North (2/3)
This is the second part of the article “War in China.” If you haven’t read the first one, please do so. You can click here to get to part 1.Click here to access the appendix. Today is January 15th and marks the day that the 12 demands of 11 Imperialist nations were officially accepted by…
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