Kwantung Government-General

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The Kwantung Government-General was the Japanese colonial administration that governed the Kwantung Leased Territory in northeastern China during the early 20th century.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Kwantung Government 1
Kwantung Government-General canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese colonial administration
colonial government
appliesToJurisdiction Kwantung Leased Territory
capital Dairen
controlledInfrastructure Dairen commercial port
linked to: Dairen Port

Port Arthur naval base
linked to: Port Arthur

railway facilities linked to South Manchuria Railway
country Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan
dissolvedFollowing Japan’s defeat in World War II
Soviet invasion of Manchuria
endTime 1945
establishedAsAResultOf Treaty of Shimonoseki
Triple Intervention
lease agreement with Qing dynasty China
establishedBy Empire of Japan
linked to: Imperial Japan
expandedAfter Russo-Japanese War
followedBy Chinese administration of Liaodong Peninsula
Soviet military administration in Manchuria
governedForPurpose economic exploitation
military
strategic control of Liaodong Peninsula
governmentType colonial administration
military-influenced civil administration
hadJurisdictionOver Dairen
Port Arthur
surrounding areas of the Liaodong Peninsula
hadMilitarySupportFrom Kwantung Army
historicalEra World War II period
linked to: World War II

early 20th century
late 19th century
historicalRegion Kwantung Leased Territory
languageUsed Chinese
Japanese
legalBasis lease from Qing dynasty China
treaties between Japan and China
locatedIn Liaodong Peninsula
Manchuria
Northeastern China
linked to: Manchuria
partOf Japanese colonial empire
Japanese sphere of influence in Manchuria
seatOfGovernment Dairen
significantEvent Russo-Japanese War
startTime 1898
supervisedBy Japanese Government
linked to: Government of Japan

Japanese Governor-General
usedCurrency Japanese yen
local subsidiary currencies
workedCloselyWith Kwantung Army

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Kwantung Leased Territory administeredBy Kwantung Government-General
Kantōshū administeredBy Kwantung Government
linked to: Kwantung Government-General