1885 in China

Incumbents

• Guangxu Emperor
• * Regent: Empress Dowager Cixi

  Events

• Sino-French War
• *January 3–4 - Battle of Núi Bop
• *February 3–13 - Lạng Sơn Campaign
• *February 14 - Battle of Shipu
• *February 23 - Battle of Đồng Đăng
• *March 1 - Battle of Zhenhai
• *March 2 - Battle of Hòa Mộc
• *March 23 - Battle of Phu Lam Tao
• *March 24 - Battle of Bang Bo
• *June 9 - Treaty of Tientsin, Sino-French War ends

  Births

• October 30 - Song Zheyuan
• Su Zhaozheng

  Deaths

• September 5 - Zuo Zongtang