Taiwan under Qing rule

Taiwan under Qing rule 臺灣清治時期
Prefecture (1683–1885) Province (1885–1895) of the Qing dynasty
1683–1895
Flag (1889–1895) Seal of Provincial governor of Fujian-Taiwan
Location of Taiwan Prefecture in Fujian Province, 1820
Capital	Taiwan-fu (1683–1885) Toatun (1885–87) Taipeh-fu (1887–95)
• Type	Absolute monarchy
History
• Kingdom of Tungning conquered by Qing	1683
• Taiwan Prefecture, Fujian Province established	1684
• Taiwan separated from Fujian, converted to its own province	1887
• Treaty of Shimonoseki (TOS); Taiwan ceded to Japan	17 April 1895
• Republic of Formosa declared in Taiwan	23 May 1895
• Republic of Formosa conquered by Japan	21 October 1895
Preceded by Succeeded by Kingdom of Tungning Kingdom of Middag Taiwan under Japanese rule Republic of Formosa
Today part of	Republic of China

Part of a series on the
History of Taiwan
Chronological
Prehistory to 1624 Dutch Formosa 1624–1662 Spanish Formosa 1626–1642 Kingdom of Tungning 1662–1683 Qing rule 1683–1895 Republic of Formosa 1895 Japanese rule 1895–1945 Republic of China rule 1945–present
Topical
Cultural Economic Educational Historiography LGBT Military Television
Local
Kaohsiung Taipei Kingdom of Middag
Lists
Timeline Rulers Archaeological sites
Taiwan portal
v t e

The Qing dynasty ruled over the island of Taiwan from 1683 to 1895. The Qing dynasty sent an army led by general Shi Lang and defeated the Ming loyalist Kingdom of Tungning in 1683. Taiwan was then formally annexed in April 1684.^[1]

Taiwan was governed as Taiwan Prefecture of Fujian Province until the establishment of the Fujian–Taiwan Province in 1887. The Qing dynasty extended its control of Taiwan across the western coast of Taiwan, the western plains, and northeastern Taiwan over the 18th and 19th centuries.^[2] The Qing government did not pursue an active colonization policy and restricted Han migration to Taiwan for the majority of its rule out of fear of rebellion and conflict with the Taiwanese indigenous peoples. Han migrants were barred from settling on indigenous land and markers were used to delineate the boundaries of settled areas and mountain dwelling aborigines. Despite Qing restrictions, settlers continued to enter Taiwan and push the boundaries of indigenous territory, resulting in the expansion of Qing borders in Taiwan to encompass all of the western plains and northeastern Taiwan. The lack of state sponsored colonial administration led to frequent rebellions by Han settlers in Taiwan. By the end of Qing rule in 1895, Taiwan's ethnic Han population had increased by over two million with some estimates at over three million, making them the majority demographic on the island. Taiwan was ceded to the Empire of Japan with the Treaty of Shimonoseki in April 1895, following the Qing dynasty's defeat in the First Sino-Japanese War.