Kwantung Leased Territory

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The Kwantung Leased Territory was a strategically important area in southern Manchuria controlled by Imperial Japan in the early 20th century, serving as a key military and colonial foothold on the Asian mainland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial possession
former territory
leased territory
administeredBy Kwantung Government-General
associatedWith South Manchurian Railway Company
borderedBy Manchukuo
capital Dairen
conflict Russo-Japanese War
Second Sino-Japanese War
World War II in Asia
linked to: Pacific War
continent Asia
controlledBy Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan
country Imperial Japan
endTime 1945
ethnicGroup Han Chinese
Japanese settlers
Manchus
linked to: Manchu
eventEnd Japan’s defeat in World War II
Soviet invasion of Manchuria
garrisonedBy Kwantung Army
hasAlternativeName Guandong Leased Territory
Kantōshū
hasJapaneseName 関東州
languageUsed Chinese
Japanese
legalBasis Treaty of Portsmouth
lease from Qing China
locatedIn Manchuria
northeastern China
southern Manchuria
linked to: Manchuria
partOf Japanese colonial empire
precededBy Russian-leased Liaodong Peninsula
linked to: Liaodong Peninsula
previousController Russian Empire
significantCity Port Arthur
significantPort Dairen
Port Arthur
startTime 1905
early 20th century
status defunct political entity
strategicImportance army base
gateway to Manchuria
naval base
successor People's Republic of China
linked to: China

Soviet occupation of southern Manchuria
usedFor colonial administration
control of South Manchurian Railway
military staging area

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Japanese Kwantung Army namedAfter Kwantung Leased Territory
Japanese Kwantung Army garrisonLocation Kwantung Leased Territory
Japanese colonial empire hasPart Kwantung Leased Territory
Japanese colonial empire hasPart South Manchuria Railway Zone
linked to: Kwantung Leased Territory
Imperial Ordinances of Japan usedIn Kwantung Leased Territory
Kwantung Leased Territory hasAlternativeName Guandong Leased Territory
linked to: Kwantung Leased Territory
South Manchuria Railway Company basedIn Kwantung Leased Territory
Kantōgun garrisonLocation Kwantung Leased Territory
Dairen partOf Kwantung Leased Territory
Kwantung Government-General appliesToJurisdiction Kwantung Leased Territory
Kwantung Government-General historicalRegion Kwantung Leased Territory
関東州 別名 関東租借地
linked to: Kwantung Leased Territory
Kantōshū alsoKnownAs Kwantung Leased Territory
Kantōshū alsoKnownAs Kwantung Territory
linked to: Kwantung Leased Territory
Kantōshū alsoKnownAs Guandong Leased Territory
linked to: Kwantung Leased Territory