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*''Dates: [[1894]]-[[1895]]''
*''Dates: [[1894]]/8-[[1895]]/5''
*''Japanese'': 日清戦争 ''(Nisshin sensou)''
*''Japanese'': 日清戦争 ''(Nisshin sensou)''
==War==
==War==
<!-- 1894/7 Battle of Seonghwan
1894/8/1 Japan officially declares war on China.
1894/9 Emperor Meiji takes up temporary residence at Hiroshima.
1894/9/15 Japanese First Army (17,000 troops) attacks Pingyang.
1894/9/16 Japanese seize and occupy Pingyang. Chinese retreat across the Yalu River.
1894/9/17 Battle of the Yalu River - first naval battle in history between steamship fleets.
1894/11/6-21 Battle of Lushunkou (Port Arthur) -->
The nationalist feelings stirred up by the war created a more widespread sense of unity and patriotism, and support for the [[Meiji government]], than the government had ever enjoyed up until then. In other words, the war played an important part in securing a greater stability for the regime, which up until then faced considerable political opposition in elections and political parties & movements.<ref>Schirokauer, et al., 180.</ref>
==Aftermath==
==Aftermath==
The war was officially ended with the [[Treaty of Shimonoseki]] in May 1895.
==References==
==References==
*Conrad Schirokauer, David Lurie, and Suzanne Gay, ''A Brief History of Japanese Civilization'', Wadsworth Cengage (2013), 193-195.
*Conrad Schirokauer, David Lurie, and Suzanne Gay, ''A Brief History of Japanese Civilization'', Wadsworth Cengage (2013), 193-195.
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[[Category:Meiji Period]]
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
[[Category:Battles]]
[[Category:Battles]]