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{{Infobox military conflict
The '''Sino-Corean War''' was a 19th century conflict in East Asia between the Great Qing Empire and the Corean Empire. ▼
| conflict = Sino-Corean War
| image = [[File:Sino-Corean_War_map.png|300 px]]
| date = 1886-1888
| place = The Far East, Corea, Manchuria
| result = Corean Victory
* Southern Manchuria ceded to Corea
* Northwest Manchuria ceded to Russia
* Establishment of the Poeja Kingdom
* Dutch establish a port on Terjan (Dalian)
| combatant1 = {{flagdeco|COR|imperial}} Empire of Corea (Sjakwang Dynasty) <br />
''Supported by:'' <br />
== Background ==▼
{{flagdeco|NED}} Netherlands
{{flagdeco|RUS|imperial}} Russia
| combatant2 = {{flagdeco|QNG}} Great Qing <br>
{{flagdeco|COR|joseon}} Tsjosjan dynasty <br>
{{flagdeco|NED}} Netherlands (allied until 1883)
| commander1 =
| commander2 =
| strength1 = 315,000 men
| strength2 = 190,300 men
| casualties1 = 17,000 dead and wounded
| casualties2 = 849 dead <br>1,879 wounded<br>12,000 dead of disease and attrition
}}
▲The '''Sino-Corean War''' was a 19th century conflict in East Asia between the [[Great Qing|Great Qing Empire]] and the [[Corea|Corean Empire]].
▲== Background ==
=== The
During the [[Canton War]] in 1850-1857, the Coreans fought alongside the Dutch. In 1883, the educated aristocrats of Corea overthrew the Tsjosan dynasty and formed the Sjakwang state, with the [[House of Ki|Ki family]] as the royal house.
== The War ==
The Qing state, now severely weakened by internal strife, did not like what was happening in Corea. They decide to intervene in the Corean situation. Believing that the Coreans had strayed further away from Qing influence, the Qing state decides to send whatever troops they had left and restore order in Corea, a rash and ill-fated decision that would cost them their entire empire. This marks the beginning of the Sino-Corean War.
Expectedly, the odds were not in the Qing's favor. The Qing once again requests their Dutch allies to intervene. This time, however, no Dutch reinforcements were coming to their aid. The Qing were alone in the fight against Corea.
It was later uncovered that
The defeat at the hands of Corea completely rendered the Qing helpless, and the Qing's grasp on their western territories had waned. This triggered a race for territorial expansion between Russia (from the north) and
▲The defeat at the hands of Corea completely rendered the Qing helpless, and the Qing's grasp on their western territories had waned. This triggered a race for territorial expansion between Russia (from the north) and Britain (from the south). This also led to a period of further increased Russian actively in East Asia and in particular in Japan.
{{Timeline and Lore}}
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