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Treaty of Shimoda

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The Treaty of Shimoda of February 7, 1855, was the first treaty between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan, then under the administration of the Tokugawa shogunate. Coming shortly after the Convention of Kanagawa between Japan and the United States, it effectively ended Japan's 220-year-old policy of national seclusion by opening the ports of Nagasaki, Shimoda and Hakodate to Russian vessels. The treaty also established the position of Russian consuls in Japan and defined the borders between Japan and Russia.

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Creation Year
1855 1
Origin Place
Shimoda, Shizuoka, Japan 1
Document Type
Document Type (category)
Treaty 1
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1. Treaty of Shimoda, Wikipedia
  • Infobox, signed date
    February 7, 1855
  • Infobox, signed location
    Shimoda, Shizuoka, Japan
  • lead paragraph
    The Treaty of Shimoda (下田条約, Shimoda Jouyaku) (formally Treaty of Commerce and Navigation between Japan and Russia 日露和親条約, Nichi-Ro Washin Jouyaku) of
  • In Era: The Late Modern Period, lead paragraph and infobox, date
    Infobox date: 1855-2-7-
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Wikidata: Treaty of Shimoda
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