Kiautschou Bay concession

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The Kiautschou Bay concession was a German colonial leasehold in China centered on the port of Qingdao, serving as a strategic naval base and commercial hub for the German Empire from 1898 to 1914.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German colonial territory ⓘ
colonial concession ⓘ
foreign leasehold in China ⓘ
administrativeCenter Tsingtau ⓘ
area about 552 square kilometres ⓘ
capital Qingdao ⓘ
coastline Kiautschou Bay ⓘ
colonialAdministrationSeat Tsingtau ⓘ
colonialPower German Empire ⓘ
conflict Siege of Tsingtau (1914) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Tsingtao

World War I ⓘ
country German Empire ⓘ
currencyUsed German mark ⓘ
endEvent Japanese occupation of Qingdao in World War I ⓘ
endTime 1914 ⓘ
followedBy Japanese occupation of Qingdao ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Tsingtao

Territory of Qingdao under Republic of China (nominal) ⓘ
garrison East Asia Squadron ⓘ
harbour Qingdao port ⓘ
linked to: Port of Qingdao
hasUse coaling station ⓘ
commercial port ⓘ
naval base ⓘ
introducedInfrastructure modern port facilities in Qingdao ⓘ
railway connection to Jinan ⓘ
urban planning in Qingdao ⓘ
languageUsed Chinese ⓘ
German ⓘ
legalStatus leased territory ⓘ
locatedIn China ⓘ
Kiautschou Bay ⓘ
Qingdao ⓘ
Shandong Peninsula ⓘ
militaryBranchPresent Imperial German Navy ⓘ
namedAfter Kiautschou Bay ⓘ
officialName Kiautschou Bay concession ⓘ
Pachtgebiet Kiautschou ⓘ
partOf German colonial empire ⓘ
precededBy Qing dynasty control of Qingdao area ⓘ
shortName Kiautschou ⓘ
linked to: Kiautschou Bay
significantEvent German naval base established at Tsingtau ⓘ
Siege of Tsingtau ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Tsingtao

lease treaty signed 6 March 1898 ⓘ
startEvent Sino-German treaty of 1898 ⓘ
startTime 1898 ⓘ
strategicImportance base for German naval operations in East Asia ⓘ
commercial gateway to northern China ⓘ
timeInForce 99-year lease (nominal) ⓘ

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Imperial German Navy → overseasBase → Kiautschou Bay concession ⓘ
Kiautschou Bay concession → startEvent → Sino-German treaty of 1898 ⓘ
linked to: Kiautschou Bay concession
Kiautschou Bay concession → officialName → Kiautschou Bay concession ⓘ
Kiautschou Bay concession → officialName → Pachtgebiet Kiautschou ⓘ
linked to: Kiautschou Bay concession
East Asia Squadron → basedIn → German Kiautschou Bay concession ⓘ
linked to: Kiautschou Bay concession
Jiaozhou Bay → historicallyAssociatedWith → German colonial concession in Qingdao ⓘ
linked to: Kiautschou Bay concession
German colonial empire → hasPart → Kiautschou Bay concession ⓘ
German colonial empire → notableColony → Kiautschou Bay concession ⓘ
Imperial German Colonial Office → appliesToJurisdiction → Kiautschou Bay concession ⓘ
Siege of Tsingtao → relatedTo → Kiautschou Bay concession ⓘ
Tsingtau → partOf → Kiautschou Bay concession ⓘ
Territory of Qingdao under Republic of China (nominal) → predecessor → German Kiautschou Bay concession ⓘ
linked to: Kiautschou Bay concession