Republic of Formosa
Republic of Formosa 臺灣民主國 (Chinese) Táiwān Mínzhǔguó (Mandarin) Tâi-oân Bîn-chú-kok (Taiwanese Hokkien) Thòi-vân Mìn-chú-koet (Hakka) | |||||||||
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| National seal: 民主國之寶印 | |||||||||
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 | Hokkien, Hakka, Formosan languages | ||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||
| Republic of Formosa | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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The Republic of Formosa was a short-lived unrecognized state that existed on the island of Taiwan in 1895 during the interregnum between the formal cession of Taiwan by the Qing dynasty of China to the Empire of Japan after the Treaty of Shimonoseki. The Republic lasted for 151 days; it was proclaimed on 23 May 1895 and extinguished on 21 October, when its capital of Tainan was taken over by the Japanese and they established control on the island.