The 1890s was the decade of the First Sino-Japanese War and the Hundred Day Reforms.
1890
- 1890 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
- Buddhist Events
- Political Events
1891
- 1891 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
- Buddhist Events
- Political Events
1892
- 1892 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
- Buddhist Events
- Political Events
1893
- 1893 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
- Buddhist Events
- Political Events
1894
- 1894 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
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- Political Events
- August 1: First Sino-Japanese War begins
- November 21: Japan occupies Port Arthur
1895
- 1895 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
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- Political Events
- April 17: Treaty of Shimonoseki signed, ending the First Sino-Japanese War
- May 25: Qing officials in Taiwan proclaim Republic of Formosa
- May 29: Japanese troops land in Jilong, Taiwan
- October 21: Formosa resistance ended in Taiwan
- October 26: Failed uprising in Guangzhou 廣州
- December 8: Yuan Shikai appointed general of nascent New Army
1896
- 1896 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
- Buddhist Events
- Political Events
1897
- 1897 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
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- Political Events
1898
- 1898 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
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- March 6: German Empire leases Jiaozhou Bay (Qingdao) for 99 years
- March: Russia leases Guandong territory (Port Arthur)
- May 27: France occupies Guangzhouwan in Guangzhou
- June 11 - September 21: The Hundred Days of Reform
- September: Empress Dowager assumes regency of the Qing
1899
- 1899 in the Western calendar is roughly equivalent to:
- Buddhist Events
- Political Events