Question

Write short notes on Treaty of Shimonosheki 1895

Answer 1

The Treaty of Shimonoseki (Japanese: 下関条約 Hepburn: Shimonoseki Jōyaku) was a treaty signed at the Shunpanrō hotel, Shimonoseki, Japan on 17 April 1895, between the Empire of Japan and the Qing dynasty, ending the First Sino-Japanese War. The peace conference took place from March 20 to 17 April 1895. This treaty followed and superseded the Sino-Japanese Friendship and Trade Treaty of 1871.