Treaty

Russia-Qing Convention

27 Mar 1898 · 39.90° N, 116.41° E

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When
27 Mar 1898
Kind
Treaty
Coordinates
39.90° N, 116.41° E
Description
1898 treaty leasing Port Arthur to the Russians

Convention for the Lease of the Liaotung Peninsula

1898 treaty leasing Port Arthur to the Russians

The Convention for the Lease of the Liaotung Peninsula, also known as the Pavlov Agreement, is an unequal treaty signed between Alexander Pavlov of the Russian Empire and Li Hongzhang of the Qing dynasty of China on 27 March 1898. The treaty granted Russia the lease of Port Arthur (Lüshun) and permitted its railway to extend to the port from one of the points of the Chinese Eastern Railway (CER).

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