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Русско-японская война (8 февраля 1904 — 27 июля 1905) · Public domain
Conflict East Asia

Russo-Japanese War

1904 CE – 1905 CE · 1 year

The first modern war in which an Asian power defeated a European one — Japan's victory stunned the world, accelerated the Russian Revolution, and announced a new great power.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Empire of Japan
  • Russian Empire

Key moments

Defining events in the Russo-Japanese War.

  1. 1904 Port Arthur
  2. 1905 Mukden
  3. 1905 Tsushima

Elsewhere in East Asia at the time

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Landmark · East Asia

Yakushima

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity · East Asia

Manchu Empire

Attested 1650 CE – 1914 CE

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Tea Horse Road

700 CE – 1950 CE

Conflict · East Asia

Dutch–Aceh War

1873 CE – 1914 CE

Landmark · East Asia

Great Wall of China

700 BCE – still standing

Polity · East Asia

Russia

Founded 1263 CE · attested to 2026 CE

Landmark · East Asia

Ha Long Bay

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity · East Asia

Philippines

Founded 1492 CE · attested to 2026 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1904 CE and 1905 CE.

1905 CE Battle of Tsushima 1904 CE Herero and Nama War 1905 CE Maji Maji Rebellion

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Grand Canyon Landmark · Americas 3000 BCE – still standing Tibet Polity · South Asia 1000 CE – 1960 CE Thomas Edison Figure · United States 1847 CE – 1931 CE British Expedition to Tibet Conflict · South Asia 1903 CE – 1904 CE Great Barrier Reef Landmark · Oceania 3000 BCE – still standing Ottoman Empire Polity · Europe 1299 CE – 1922 CE
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