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First Sino-Japanese War

Wednesday Jul 25, 1894 to Wednesday Apr 17, 1895placeKorea - Manchuria - Taiwan - Yellow Sea

The First Sino-Japanese War, also known as the Chino-Japanese War, was fought between China and Japan primarily over influence in Korea. After more than six months of unbroken successes by Japanese land and naval forces and the loss of the port of Weihaiwei, the Qing government sued for peace in February 1895.