The truth about the annexation of Japan and Korea - The Joseon Dynasty was unable to become independent - １５ years from the Sino-Japanese War to the annexation of Japan and Korea.

2022-07-07 Category:Annexation of Japan and Korea

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Learning about the history of a short period makes it clear
King flees less than a year after independence
Need mawashi for the return of Koso
The founding of the Korean Empire and the Russo-Japanese War
Restrict Korean sovereignty
Japan-Korea annexation
The Joseon Dynasty that lacked independence ~ The Korean Empire

It becomes clear if you study the history of a short period of time

If you look at the history of only １５ years from the Treaty of Shimonoseki to the annexation of Japan and Korea, you can clearly see that Japan did not violently take away the independence of the Korean Peninsula. Japan supported #independence on the Korean peninsula and ultimately gave up on it. This is the historical truth.

King flees less than a year after independence

Treaty of Shimonoseki (April １８９５): The Korean peninsula became an independent nation as a result of the peace treaty resulting from the Sino-Japanese War.
Shunseimon Incident (November １８９５): An incident in which pro-Russian pro-Russian leader Lee Beon-jin plotted to assassinate Prime Minister Kim Hong-ji.
Roguan Banseong (February １８９６): An incident in which Gojong, the head of state, fled to the Russian legation, fearing for his safety due to the conflict within Korea following the Shunshomon Incident. Less than a year after independence, they renounced their sovereignty.

Need mawashi for the return of Koso

Komura-Weber Agreement (May １８９６): Japan and Russia jointly supervise the internal affairs of Korea, and as a condition for Gojong, who is currently in the Russian legation, to return to the palace, the number of Japanese and Russian troops to be stationed, etc. We have arranged.
Yamagata-Lobanov Agreement (June １８９６): Guarantee of Korean independence between Japan and Russia, promotion of financial reform in Korea, organization of modern police and military, telegraph An agreement was made to hold the line.

The founding of the Korean Empire and the Russo-Japanese War

Establishment of the Korean Empire (１８９７): Gojong was able to return to Gyeongun Palace on the premise of an agreement between Japan and Russia. He changed the country's name to the Korean Empire and called himself Emperor. Although it means being on the same level as Japan and China, Japan approves of this.
Earn of the Russo-Japanese War (１９０４): Russia's interests in the Korean Peninsula continued to expand, and the Russo-Japanese War broke out.

Limit Korean sovereignty

First Japan-Korea Treaty (１９０４): The Korean government appointed a person recommended by the Japanese government to serve as the Korean government's financial and diplomatic advisor.
Second Japan-Korea Treaty (１９０５): An agreement in which Japan deprived South Korea of its diplomatic rights and established South Korea as a protectorate, including the establishment of a supervisor.
The Hague Emissary Incident: (１９０７): An incident in which Gojong dispatched an emissary to an international conference in The Hague in the Netherlands, but was unable to meet with representatives of any country. The conference recognized Japan's jurisdiction over the Korean Peninsula.

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The Hague Emissary Incident was tell - all diplomacy - Why was the emissary ignored? Evidence that the world did not recognize Korea, which had given up its sovereignty. The Korean Empire was founded before the Russo-Japanese War Japan helped Korea gain independence and eventually stripped Korea of diplomatic rights The Hague emissary incident is a pathetic diplomatic failure Main emissary activities Already surrendered sovereignty before the Hague emissary incident The southward movement of Russian interests was the cause of the Russo-Japanese War Kojong made the mistake of causing the head of state to flee and seek asylum in the Russian legation, and the first Russo-Japanese Protocol (Komura-Weber Agreement) and the second Russo-Japanese Protocol (Yamagata-Lobanov Agreement) were concluded, and the premise was He returned to Gyeongun Palace and changed the country's name to the Korean Empire in 1897. Adding the name of an empire to a country's name meant that it was on the same level as Japan and China, and Japan approved of this. Later, during the Russo-Japanese War that began in 1904, the First Japan-Korea Treaty was concluded, giving Japan the upper hand in the Russo-Japanese War. Under the Second Japan-Korea Treaty concluded in 1905 after the end of the Russo-Japanese War, the Korean Peninsula was stripped of its diplomatic rights. Although Japan helped establish the Korean Empire on a par with Japan through the Japan-Russia Protocol, Gojong continued to draw in Russian interests. The eventual outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War led to Japan stripping Korea of its diplomatic rights. The Hague Emissary Incident occurred when Gojong dispatched an emissary to the Hague International Conference in 1907 to appeal for the restoration of diplomatic rights. They were doing the same kind of tell-all diplomacy that is practiced today. However, Russia, who was supposed to have invited them, betrayed them and was rejected by all the participating countries, and the emissary sent by Gojong was not even able to enter the conference hall. Conversely, Japan's jurisdiction over the Korean Peninsula became internationally recognized. [Main emissary activities] He visits Count Nelidov, the chief representative of the Russian Empire, who is the chairman of the conference, but he is refused a meeting. He visits representatives from the United States, England, France, and Germany, but is refused assistance. We request a meeting with the Dutch Foreign Minister of the country hosting the conference, but he is refused. The conference in The Hague, Netherlands recognized Japan's jurisdiction over the Korean Peninsula. In the first place, in 1896, after the assassination of Queen Min and the Chunshengmun Incident, Go Song, the head of state, fled to the Russian Legation and went into exile (Roguan Transfer). At this point, Korea was no longer recognized by the world as an independent and independent nation. With the Treaty of Shimonoseki in 1895, Korea renounced its sovereignty less than a year after gaining independence from Qing thanks to Japan. Even if they attempted to exercise remote control from their exile, they were already under Russian house arrest, and Russia gradually gained control over the Korean Peninsula. Even after Gojong returned to Korea and founded the Korean Empire, Russia continued to gain interests in the Korean Peninsula, which led to the Russo-Japanese War. The Joseon Dynasty cried out to the Qing Dynasty and triggered the Sino-Japanese War, and was invaded by Russian interests due to the transfer of Rokan, leading to the Russo-Japanese War. The Hague Emissary Incident was a case in which a courier was sent to express his dissatisfaction with having been stripped of his diplomatic rights. Japan then gave up on the independence of the Korean Peninsula.

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Japan-Korea annexation

The annexation of Japan and Korea was approved by the cabinet (July １９０９): The Katsura Cabinet approved the ``Policy to carry out the annexation of Korea at an appropriate time and outline of facilities for Korea''.
Assassination of Hirobumi Ito (October １９０９): Hirobumi Ito was assassinated at Harbin Station.
Japan-Korea annexation (August １９１０): Japan and Korea were annexed by the "Treaty on Annexation of Korea."

The Joseon Dynasty that lacked independence ~ The Korean Empire

To summarize the above trends, Japan fought the Sino-Japanese War and made the Korean Peninsula an independent nation. He even made arrangements for the head of state who had fled to the Russian legation to return to Korea, leading to the establishment of the Korean Empire, which was given the name of an empire on a par with Japan and China.

Even so, Russia's advance southward could not be stopped at all, and the conflict between pro-Russian and pro-Japanese factions in Korea continued. After the Russo-Japanese War, Japan judged that the Korean Peninsula could no longer be independently governed and began to restrict its authority. With the backing of pro-Japanese groups such as Isshinkai, Junshu concluded a treaty of annexation of Japan and Korea.