Lüshunkou
Port
Naval port at the tip of the Liaodong Peninsula, known in the West as Port Arthur. Leased by Russia in 1898, it fell to Japan after a long siege in 1905.
Names
- until May 31, 1955 Port ArthurThe Western name, used until the Soviet handover
Held by
- March 27, 1898 – January 2, 1905 Russian Empire Leased from Qing China
- January 2, 1905 – August 22, 1945 Japan Kwantung Leased Territory
- August 22, 1945 – May 31, 1955 Soviet Union Soviet naval base
- since October 1, 1949 People's Republic of China
Events here 5
- November 1894 Port Arthur massacre (China)
- November 21, 1894 Battle of Lüshunkou
- February 8, 1904 – September 5, 1905 Russo-Japanese War
- February 8–9, 1904 Battle of Port Arthur
- August 1, 1904 – January 2, 1905 Siege of Port Arthur