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Japanese soldiers in uniform disembark from a boat onto a dock, with hilly terrain visible in the background during the Russo-Japanese War. Historical map showing the main locations of the Russo-Japanese War (1904-5) in East Asia. The map highlights battles at Port Arthur, Mukden, Liaoyang, and Tsushima, as well as the Trans-Siberian Railroad route through Siberia and Manchuria. It includes the regions of Manchuria, Korea, the Empire of Japan, and nearby seas, with country boundaries as they were in 1904-1905. Historical map showing Russian expansion in Asia, with different colors representing territories acquired during specific periods and under various rulers from 1533 to 1894. The map highlights the original Russian territory in 1533 and subsequent acquisitions stretching eastward across Siberia to the Pacific Ocean, and southward toward Central Asia. Major cities, rivers, and neighboring countries are labeled for geographic context. First Sino-Japanese War The emperor Meiji Map showing the territorial extent of the Qing (Manchu) Dynasty around 1850, shaded in green, which includes present-day China, Manchuria, Xinjiang, Tibet, and Outer Mongolia. The red line marks the boundary of modern China for comparison, and neighboring regions such as the Russian Empire, India, Burma, French Indochina, Korea, and Japan are labeled. Major cities including Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong, as well as major rivers and the Great Wall, are also indicated.
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Portrait of Aleksey Kuropatkin in an ornate military uniform decorated with medals and a sash, facing slightly to the left. Tōgō Heihachirō Japanese naval warships with smokestacks releasing dark smoke steam toward shore, with water splashes from artillery shells in the foreground and mountains in the background.
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Japanese soldiers in uniform disembark from a boat onto a dock, with hilly terrain visible in the background during the Russo-Japanese War.
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Invalidated site: Rutgers-New Brunswick School of Arts and Sciences - Department of Political Science - Information, Commitment, and the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905 (PDF). Jul 28, 2026
Anniversary information added. Feb 01, 2026
Add new Web site: Heritage History - Russo Japanese War. Jan 19, 2026
Add new Web site: International Journal of Korean History - The Russo-Japanese War and the Root-Takahira Agreement (PDF). Sep 06, 2025
Add new Web site: Rutgers-New Brunswick School of Arts and Sciences - Department of Political Science - Information, Commitment, and the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905 (PDF). May 12, 2025
Add new Web site: LSE Research Online - Aspects of the Russo-Japanese War (PDF). Mar 21, 2025
Cross-references added. Feb 06, 2025
Questions and answers added. Feb 06, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC Sounds - In Our Time - The Russo-Japanese War. Dec 17, 2024
Add new Web site: CUNY Academic Works - The Russo-Japanese War and the Decline of the Russian Image. Aug 01, 2024
Add new Web site: U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons - The Russo-Japanese War�Primary Causes of Japanese Success. Jun 20, 2024
Add new Web site: James Madison University Libraries - JMU Scholarly Commons - The Russo-Japanese War: Origins and Implications. Mar 28, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - The Russo-Japanese War (PDF). Jan 05, 2024
Add new Web site: Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus - World War Zero? Re-assessing the Global Impact of the Russo-Japanese War 1904-05. Nov 15, 2023
Add new Web site: U.S. Naval Insitute - The Naval Strategy of the Russo-Japanese War. Aug 11, 2023
Add new Web site: CORE - The Russo-Japanese War: Origins and Implications (PDF). May 17, 2023
Add new Web site: Association for Asian Studies - The Russo-Japanese War and World History (PDF). Dec 09, 2022
Add new Web site: Globalseurity.org - Russo-Japanese War. Sep 05, 2022
Add new Web site: Alpha History - The Russo-Japanese War. Jul 04, 2022
Add new Web site: 1914-1918 online - International Encyclopedia of the First World War - Russo-Japanese War. Jul 04, 2022
Media added. May 04, 2020
Article thoroughly revised. Dec 13, 2019
Add new Web site: Social Studied for Kids - The Russo-Japanese War. May 24, 2018
Corrected display issue. Jan 05, 2018
Cross-references added. Mar 15, 2017
Corrected location of the Treaty of Portsmouth. Mar 15, 2017
Add new Web site: The Samurai Archives - SamuraiWiki - Russo-Japanese War. Mar 06, 2017
Add new Web site: U.S. Department of State - Office of the Historian - The Treaty of Portsmouth and the Russo-Japanese War. Nov 28, 2014
Add new Web site: HistoryNet - Russo-Japanese War: Japan’s First Big Surprise. Jan 12, 2014
Add new Web site: History Learning Site - The Russo Japanese War. Jul 23, 2013
Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Russo-Japanese War. Jul 23, 2013
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Russo-Japanese War. Jul 23, 2013
Added new Web site: Wars of the World - Russo-Japanese War. Apr 13, 2009
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - Russo-Japanese War. Oct 22, 2008
Added new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Russo-Japanese War. May 26, 2008
Media added. Mar 10, 2008
Media added. Jan 08, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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