2 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.
What happened
China (2)
In the fifth month foreign troops attacked Dagu; Admiral Luo Rongguang could not hold them, fled to Tianjin and died, and Dagu fell. (Draft History of Qing (Qingshigao) 清史稿 卷24 光緒26年五月)
In the seventh month the allied forces of eight countries (Germany, Austria-Hungary, the United States, France, Britain, Italy, Japan, and Russia) took the capital. (Draft History of Qing (Qingshigao) 清史稿 卷24 光緒26年七月)
Changes of power ◆
Places where the world territory data shows a change of borders in this year.
◆ Muscat and Oman appears
◆ Orange Free State ends
◆ Mahdist State ends
◆ South African Republic ends
◆ Oman ends
◆ Scramble for Africa takes 2,222,500 km² of former Mahdist State land
◆ Russian Empire takes 732,300 km² of former Qing dynasty land
◆ United States takes 415,000 km² of former Spain land