Republic of Formosa
The Republic of Formosa was a short-lived republic that existed on the island of Taiwan in 1895 between the formal cession of Taiwan by the Qing dynasty of China to the Empire of Japan by the Treaty of Shimonoseki and its being taken over by Japanese troops. The Republic lasted 151 days; it was proclaimed on 23 May 1895 and extinguished on 21 October, when the Republican capital Tainan was taken over by the Japanese. Though sometimes claimed as the first East Asian republic to have been proclaimed, it was predated by the Lanfang Republic in Borneo, established in 1777, as well as by the Republic of Ezo in Japan, established in 1869.
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The island of Taiwan, on which the Republic of Formosa was established in 1895. | |||||||||
| Status | Unrecognized state | ||||||||
| Capital | Taipei (May – June 1895) Tainan (June – October 1895) | ||||||||
| Common languages | Chinese (Taiwanese Hokkien, Hakka) | ||||||||
| Government | Republic | ||||||||
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• 1895 | Tang Jingsong | ||||||||
• 1895 | Liu Yongfu (de facto) | ||||||||
| Historical era | New Imperialism | ||||||||
| 23 May 1895 | |||||||||
| 21 October 1895 | |||||||||
| Currency | Qing Tael | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Republic of China (Taiwan) | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 臺灣民主國 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 台湾民主国 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Democratic State of Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hiragana | たいわんみんしゅこく | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Katakana | タイワンミンシュコク | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kyūjitai | 臺灣民主國 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shinjitai | 台湾民主国 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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