First Sino-Japanese War
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The First Sino-Japanese War was a conflict between the Qing dynasty of China and the Empire of Japan primarily for influence over Korea. In China it is commonly known as the Jiawu War. After roughly 7
Japanese before the office of Beiyang Fleet after taking Lüshun
1882 photograph of Kim Okkyun taken in Nagasaki. His assassination in China would contribute to tensions leading to the First Sino-Japanese War.
The French-built Matsushima, flagship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during the First Sino-Japanese War
Japanese troops during the First Sino-Japanese War
Russo-Japanese War
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The Russo-Japanese War was fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and the Korean Empire. The major land battles of the war were fought on
First Sino-Japanese War
…with and undermining Japan's interests. Eventually, Japan was forced to take action. That would be the deciding factor and catalyst leading to the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–05. History of China…
Clockwise from top: Russian cruiser Pallada under fire at Port Arthur, Russian cavalry at Mukden, Russian cruiser Varyag and gunboat Korietz at Chemulpo Bay, Japanese dead at Port Arthur, Japanese infantry crossing the Yalu River
Chinese generals in Pyongyang surrender to the Japanese, October 1894.
Troops of the Eight-Nation Alliance in 1900. Left to right: Britain, United States, Australia, India, Germany, France, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Japan.
Kurino Shin'ichirō