Republic of Formosa

republic created to resist Japanese occupation
Organization historical_country Q319881
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Summary

Republic of Formosa is a historical country[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of historical country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,739 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Republic of Formosa[3]
  • Continent: Asia[4]
  • Instance of: state with limited recognition[5], island country[6]
  • Head of state: Tang Jingsong[7], Liu Yongfu[8]
  • Capital: Taipei Prefecture[9], Tainan Prefecture[10]
  • Official language: Mandarin[11], Taiwanese Hokkien[12], Hakka Chinese[13], Formosan[14]
  • Basic form of government: republic[15]
  • Follows: Taiwan under Qing dynasty rule[16]
  • Followed by: Taiwan under Japanese rule[17]
  • Flag: flag of Formosa[18]
  • Commons category: Republic of Formosa[19]
  • Inception: May 25, 1895[20]
  • Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: October 21, 1895[21]
  • Participated in conflict: Japanese invasion of Taiwan[22]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Republic of Formosa[23]
  • Commons gallery: 臺灣民主國[24]
  • Population: 2,980,000[25]
  • Replaces: Taiwan under Qing dynasty rule[26]
  • Replaced by: Taiwan under Japanese rule[27]
  • Topic has template: Q20690227[28]
  • Office held by head of state: President of the Republic of Formosa[29]
  • Permanent duplicated item: Republic of Formosa[30]
  • Located in the present-day administrative territorial entity: Taiwan[31]

Why It Matters

Republic of Formosa has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . The Rise of Modern China, Sixth Edition. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . The Rise of Modern China, Sixth Edition. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10w ago · הנדב הנכון · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → Taiwan under Japanese rule
    Capital → Taipei Prefecture, Tainan Prefecture
    Basic form of government → republic
    Follows → —
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Native label: 臺灣民主國,"
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