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==Background== |
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On July 23, 1882, factional strife between Koreans in Korea's capital expanded beyond the initial causes of the disturbance |
On July 23, 1882, factional strife between Koreans in Korea's capital expanded beyond the initial causes of the disturbance.<ref name="takenobu131"/> |
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[[File:ImoIncident ToyoharaChikanobu (2).jpg|thumb|right|"The Korean Uprising of 1882" — woodblock print by Toyohara Chikanobu, 1882]] |
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As the violence unfolded, the Japanese legation was destroyed by rioters. The Japanese diplomats were forced to flee the country. When order was restored, the Japanese government demanded damages and other concessions form the Korean government.<ref name="takenobu131"/> |
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The negotiations were concluded in August 1882. |
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| ⚫ | In 1884, the Japanese forgave the ¥400,000 indemnity which had been mandated by the treaty;<ref>Duus, {{Google books|DZaizVa8oAAC| p. 57.|page=57}}; Takenobu, p. 131; excerpt, "''Japan remitted the major portion of the indemnity on the understanding that it should he used for the purpose of internal reforms''."</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 23:22, 29 August 2010
The Japan-Korea Treaty of 1882 is widely known as the Treaty of Chemulpo, also known as the Chemulpo Convention. The diplomatic "convention" was negotiated between Japan and Korea following the Imo Incident in July 1882.[1]
Background
On July 23, 1882, factional strife between Koreans in Korea's capital expanded beyond the initial causes of the disturbance.[1]
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As the violence unfolded, the Japanese legation was destroyed by rioters. The Japanese diplomats were forced to flee the country. When order was restored, the Japanese government demanded damages and other concessions form the Korean government.[1]
The negotiations were concluded in August 1882.
Article V of the "conhvention" permitted the Japanese to protect the Japanese legationa and the Japanese community in Korea.[2]
In 1884, the Japanese forgave the ¥400,000 indemnity which had been mandated by the treaty;[3]
See also
Notes
- ^ a b c Takenobu, Yoshitaro. (1887). The Japan Yearbook, p. 131., p. 131, at Google Books; excerpt, "Korea agreed in the so-called Chemulpo Convention to pay [Japan] an indemnity and to build at her own cost barracks for the [Japanese] Legation guards."
- ^ Duus, Peter. (1995). The Abacus and the Sword: The Japanese Penetration of Korea, 1895-1910, p. 69., p. 69, at Google Books
- ^ Duus, p. 57., p. 57, at Google Books; Takenobu, p. 131; excerpt, "Japan remitted the major portion of the indemnity on the understanding that it should he used for the purpose of internal reforms."
References
- Duus, Peter. (1995). The Abacus and the Sword: The Japanese Penetration of Korea, 1895-1910. Berkeley: University of California Press. 13-ISBN 9780520086142/10-ISBN 0520086147; 13-ISBN 9780520213616; 10-ISBN 0520213610; OCLC 232346524
- Takenobu, Yoshitaro. (1887). The Japan Yearbook; Complete Cyclopaedia of General Information and Statistics on Japan and Japanese Territories. Tokyo: Japan Year Book Office. OCLC 145151778