oct 21, 1895 - Treaty of Shimonoseki
Description:
The Choson dynasty was no longer a tributary state of the Qing dynasty, was open to Japanese. It was Japan's first acquisition of a colony (Taiwan) - birth of the overseas Japanese empire. Taiwan had sugar. Qing dynasty had to pay indemnity for losing the war (escaleted the Qing dynasty decline)Added to timeline:
Date:
oct 21, 1895
Now
~ 130 years ago