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Treaty of Portsmouth

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This article is about the 1905 treaty. For the 1713 treaty, see Treaty of Portsmouth (1713).

Negotiating the Treaty of Portsmouth (1905) — From left to right: The Russians at far side of table are Korostovetz, Navohoff, Witte, Rosen, Plancoff and the Japanese at near side of table are Adachi,Ochiai, Komura, Takahira, Sato. The large conference table is today preserved at the Museum Meiji Mura in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture,Japan.

The Treaty of Portsmouth formally ended the 1904-1905 Russo-Japanese War. It was signed on 5 September 1905^[1] after negotiations at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard near Portsmouth, New Hampshire in the United States.