Treaty of Shimoda
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The Treaty of Shimoda was an 1855 agreement between the Russian Empire and Japan that established formal diplomatic relations and defined their borders in the Kuril Islands and surrounding regions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Treaty of Shimoda canonical | 5 |
| Russo-Japanese Treaty of 1855 | 1 |
| Sakhalin–Kuril Exchange Treaty | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1234144 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treaty of Shimoda Context triple: [Kuril Islands, hasHistoricalTreaty, Treaty of Shimoda]
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A.
Treaty of Shimonoseki
The Treaty of Shimonoseki was an 1895 peace agreement between Qing China and Japan that ended the First Sino-Japanese War and marked Japan’s emergence as a major imperial power in East Asia.
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B.
Treaty of the Bogue
The Treaty of the Bogue was an 1843 supplementary agreement to the Treaty of Nanking that expanded British commercial and legal privileges in China during the Opium Wars era.
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C.
Treaty of San Francisco
The Treaty of San Francisco was the 1951 peace treaty between Japan and most Allied nations that officially ended World War II hostilities with Japan and restored its sovereignty.
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D.
Treaty of Nanking
The Treaty of Nanking was the 1842 agreement that ended the First Opium War between Britain and China, forcing the Qing dynasty to cede Hong Kong Island and grant significant trade and legal concessions to the British.
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E.
Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty
The Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty was the 1910 agreement through which the Japanese Empire formally annexed Korea, initiating a period of colonial rule under a Japanese governor-general.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treaty of Shimoda Target entity description: The Treaty of Shimoda was an 1855 agreement between the Russian Empire and Japan that established formal diplomatic relations and defined their borders in the Kuril Islands and surrounding regions.
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A.
Treaty of Shimonoseki
The Treaty of Shimonoseki was an 1895 peace agreement between Qing China and Japan that ended the First Sino-Japanese War and marked Japan’s emergence as a major imperial power in East Asia.
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B.
Treaty of the Bogue
The Treaty of the Bogue was an 1843 supplementary agreement to the Treaty of Nanking that expanded British commercial and legal privileges in China during the Opium Wars era.
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C.
Treaty of San Francisco
The Treaty of San Francisco was the 1951 peace treaty between Japan and most Allied nations that officially ended World War II hostilities with Japan and restored its sovereignty.
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D.
Treaty of Nanking
The Treaty of Nanking was the 1842 agreement that ended the First Opium War between Britain and China, forcing the Qing dynasty to cede Hong Kong Island and grant significant trade and legal concessions to the British.
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E.
Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty
The Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty was the 1910 agreement through which the Japanese Empire formally annexed Korea, initiating a period of colonial rule under a Japanese governor-general.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bilateral treaty
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ international agreement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Treaty of Shimoda
ⓘ
surface form:
Russo-Japanese Treaty of 1855
|
| borderProvision |
Urup and islands to the north recognized as Russian
ⓘ
Southern Kurils ⓘ
surface form:
southern Kuril Islands (Iturup, Kunashir, Shikotan, Habomai) recognized as Japanese
|
| countrySignatory |
Japan
ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1855-02-07 ⓘ |
| definedBorderInRegion |
Kuril Islands
ⓘ
Sakhalin (ambiguous status) ⓘ |
| established | formal diplomatic relations between the Russian Empire and Japan ⓘ |
| grantedRight |
limited extraterritorial rights for Russian citizens in Japan
ⓘ
residence of a Russian consul in Japan ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | superseded by later Russo-Japanese treaties ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Edo period ⓘ |
| language |
Japanese
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
first formal Russo-Japanese border agreement
ⓘ
first treaty establishing official relations between Russia and Japan ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy |
Japanese Tokugawa shogunate officials
ⓘ
Yevfimiy Putyatin ⓘ |
| openedPort |
Hakodate
ⓘ
Port of Nagasaki ⓘ
surface form:
Nagasaki
Shimoda ⓘ |
| partOf |
Japan–Soviet relations
ⓘ
surface form:
Russo-Japanese relations
|
| precedes |
Treaty of Portsmouth
ⓘ
Treaty of Saint Petersburg 1875 ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1875)
|
| providedFor | opening of Japanese ports to Russian ships ⓘ |
| regionAffected |
East Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Far East
Northern Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
North Pacific
|
| relatedTo |
opening of Japan to foreign powers
ⓘ
unequal treaties with Japan ⓘ |
| signedAt | Shimoda ⓘ |
| signedInCountry | Japan ⓘ |
| signedUnderGovernment | Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
| statusOfSakhalin | left undefined and shared between Russia and Japan ⓘ |
| subject |
consular representation
ⓘ
navigation rights ⓘ territorial delimitation in the Kuril Islands ⓘ trade rights ⓘ |
| yearSigned | 1855 ⓘ |
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Subject: Treaty of Shimoda Description of subject: The Treaty of Shimoda was an 1855 agreement between the Russian Empire and Japan that established formal diplomatic relations and defined their borders in the Kuril Islands and surrounding regions.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1875)
this entity surface form:
Sakhalin–Kuril Exchange Treaty
subject surface form:
Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1875)
this entity surface form:
Russo-Japanese Treaty of 1855