Taiwan, along with Penghu and Liaodong Peninsula,…

1888 CE to 1899 CE

Taiwan, along with Penghu and Liaodong Peninsula, are ceded in full sovereignty to the Empire of Japan by the Treaty of Shimonoseki, as the Qing dynasty has been defeated in the First Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895).

Inhabitants on Taiwan and Penghu wishing to remain Qing subjects are given a two-year grace period to sell their property and move to mainland China.

Very few Taiwanese see this as feasible.

On May 25, 1895, a group of pro-Qing high officials proclaims the Republic of Formosa to resist impending Japanese rule.

Japanese forces enter the capital at T'ainan and quell  this resistance on October 21, 1895.

Guerrilla fighting will continue periodically until about 1902 and ultimately take the lives of fourteen thousand Taiwanese, or one half percent of the island's population.

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T'ainan T'aiwan (Taiwan) China View →

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Chinese Empire, Qing (Manchu) Dynasty View → Taiwan, or Formosa (Qing protectorate) View → Japan, Empire of (Meiji Period) View → Taiwan, or Formosa (Japanese colony) View →

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Sino-Japanese War of 1894-95 View →

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