Government-General of Korea

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The Government-General of Korea was the Japanese colonial administration that ruled Korea from 1910 to 1945, overseeing political control, economic exploitation, and cultural assimilation under imperial Japan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese colonial administration
colonial government
appliesToJurisdiction Korea
areaOfResponsibility cultural assimilation of Koreans
economic exploitation of Korea
political control of Korea
capital Keijō
Seoul
colonialPower Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
continent Asia
East Asia
country Korea
currency Korean yen (early period)
surface form: Korean yen
dissolvedAsAResultOf Japanese surrender in World War II
endTime 1945-09-09
establishedAsAResultOf Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty
executiveBody Office of the Governor-General
firstLeader Terauchi Masatake
followed Korean Empire
governmentType authoritarian colonial administration
military government
hasJurisdictionOver Korean Peninsula
headquartersLocation Government-General Building in Seoul
surface form: Government-General Building, Keijō
historicalPeriod Korea under Japanese rule
surface form: Japanese rule in Korea
lastLeader Abe Nobuyuki
legislativeBody Government-General Council
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Korea under Japanese rule
notableEvent March 1st Movement suppression
annexation of Korea by Japan
implementation of Sōshi-kaimei policy
notablePolicy Japanization of education
conscription of Koreans into Japanese military
cultural assimilation policy
forced labor mobilization
industrialization under Japanese control
land survey project
suppression of Korean language
officeHeldByHeadOfGovernment Governor-General of Korea
officialLanguage Japanese
Korean
opposedBy Korean independence movement
parentOrganization Government of Japan
surface form: Japanese Government
partOf Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan

Japanese colonial empire
replacedBy Soviet Civil Administration in Korea
United States Army Military Government in Korea
significantBuilding Government-General Building in Seoul
startTime 1910-10-01
usedLegalSystem Japanese law

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Jirō Minami government Government-General of Korea
USAMGIK follows Government-General of Korea
Government-General Building occupant Government-General of Korea
Imperial Ordinances of Japan usedIn Government-General of Korea
Government-General Building in Seoul builtBy Government-General of Korea
Minami Jirō associatedWith Government-General of Korea
this entity surface form: Japanese colonial government in Korea
Joseon Chongdokbu Cheongsa administeredBy Government-General of Korea
Japanese Resident-General’s Office followedBy Government-General of Korea
Gyeongseong topLevelAdministrativeUnit Government-General of Korea