Taiwan under Japanese rule

period of Taiwanese history (1895–1945)
AdministrativeArea historical_period Q137816
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Summary

Taiwan under Japanese rule is a historical period[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of historical_period entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,399 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taiwan under Japanese rule is in the country of Empire of Japan[3].
  • Taiwan under Japanese rule is on the continent of Asia[4].
  • Taiwan under Japanese rule's instance of is recorded as historical period[5].
  • Taiwan under Japanese rule's instance of is recorded as Wikidata items that need to be split[6].
  • Taiwan under Japanese rule's instance of is recorded as colony[7].
  • Taiwan under Japanese rule's capital is recorded as Taihoku[8].
  • Taiwan under Japanese rule's official language is recorded as Japanese[9].
  • Taiwan under Japanese rule's currency is recorded as Taiwanese yen[10].
  • Taiwan under Japanese rule followed Republic of Formosa[11].
  • Taiwan under Japanese rule was followed by history of Taiwan[12].
  • Taiwan under Japanese rule's executive body is recorded as Government-General of Taiwan[13].
  • Taiwan under Japanese rule's Commons category is recorded as Taiwan under Japanese rule[14].
  • April 17, 1895 marks the founding of Taiwan under Japanese rule[15].
  • Taiwan under Japanese rule was dissolved in 1945[16].
  • Taiwan under Japanese rule's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Taiwan under Japanese rule[17].
  • Taiwan under Japanese rule's Commons gallery is recorded as Taiwan under Japanese Rule[18].
  • Taiwan under Japanese rule's office held by head of government is recorded as Governor-General of Taiwan[19].
  • Taiwan under Japanese rule's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[20].
  • Taiwan under Japanese rule's replaces is recorded as Taiwan under Qing dynasty rule[21].
  • Taiwan under Japanese rule's replaces is recorded as Republic of Formosa[22].
  • Taiwan under Japanese rule's replaced by is recorded as Taiwan[23].
  • Taiwan under Japanese rule's topic has template is recorded as Q22774791[24].
  • Taiwan under Japanese rule's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-tw', 'text': '台灣日治時期'}[25].
  • Taiwan under Japanese rule's history of topic is recorded as timeline of Japanese Taiwan history[26].
  • Taiwan under Japanese rule's language used is recorded as Taiwanese Hokkien[27].

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Geography

Taiwan under Japanese rule is in the country of Empire of Japan[3]. It is on the continent of Asia[4].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include historical period[5], Wikidata items that need to be split[6], and colony[7].

History and Context

April 17, 1895 marks the founding of Taiwan under Japanese rule[15].

Why It Matters

Taiwan under Japanese rule ranks in the top 3% of historical_period entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,399 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 83 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · Charp238 · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 1283031442
    Inception → +1895-04-17T00:00:00Z
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ast', 'azb', 'be', 'ca', 'cdo', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es',
    Native label → {'lang': 'zh-tw', 'text': '台灣日治時期'}
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Namuwiki id: 대만일치시기"
  2. 10w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → historical period, Wikidata items that need to be split, colony
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Instance of: colony"
  3. 14w ago · WG0uMSn0dJm5lfrWbgoi · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → historical period, Wikidata items that need to be split, colony
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Instance of: former administrative territorial entity"
  4. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language used → Taiwanese Hokkien, Japanese
    Capital → Taihoku
    Followed by → history of Taiwan
    Official religion → Shinto
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007558319805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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