Lüshunkou

Port · 38.81, 121.24

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.

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Names

Port Arthur until May 31, 1955 The Western name, used until the Soviet handover

Held by

Russian Empire de facto · March 27, 1898 – January 2, 1905 Leased from Qing China
Japan de facto · January 2, 1905 – August 22, 1945 Kwantung Leased Territory
Soviet Union de facto · August 22, 1945 – May 31, 1955 Soviet naval base
People's Republic of China de jure · since October 1, 1949

Events here 1

Siege of Port Arthur August 1, 1904 – January 2, 1905

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