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Updated:Apr 23, 2026
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Japanese rule in Taiwan (1895-1945)

Japanese rule in Taiwan (1895-1945)

  1. Treaty of Shimonoseki cedes Taiwan to Japan

    Labels: Treaty of, Taiwan, Penghu

  2. Government-General of Taiwan formed as colonial administration

    Labels: Government-General, Taiwan S, Governor-General

  3. Kabayama appointed first Governor-General of Taiwan

    Labels: Kabayama Sukenori, Governor-General, Imperial Navy

  4. Republic of Formosa proclaimed to resist annexation

    Labels: Republic of, Taipei, Local elites

  5. Capitulation of Tainan ends major 1895 resistance

    Labels: Capitulation of, Tainan, Japanese forces

  6. Bank of Taiwan begins operations as colonial policy bank

    Labels: Bank of, Colonial bank, Taiwan

  7. Tapani Incident becomes major anti-Japanese uprising

    Labels: Tapani Incident, Xilai Temple, Anti-Japanese uprising

  8. Chianan irrigation project begins with cooperative formation

    Labels: Chianan irrigation, Wushantou project, Cooperative

  9. Taihoku Imperial University inaugurated in Taipei

    Labels: Taihoku Imperial, Taipei, Higher education

  10. Wushantou Reservoir completed for Chianan irrigation

    Labels: Wushantou Reservoir, Chianan Plain, Irrigation

  11. Wushe (Musha) Incident sparks harsh Indigenous crackdown

    Labels: Wushe Incident, Seediq, Indigenous uprising

  12. Kōminka assimilation campaign launched in Taiwan

    Labels: K minka, Taiwan Government-General, Assimilation campaign

  13. Japan surrenders, ending the Japanese empire’s rule

    Labels: Japan surrender, World War, Japanese empire

  14. Taiwan handed to Republic of China administration

    Labels: Retrocession, Republic of, Taiwan handover