Treaty of Ganghwa (1876)

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bilateral treaty international agreement

The Treaty of Ganghwa (1876) was an unequal treaty imposed by Japan on Korea that opened Korean ports to Japanese trade and marked the beginning of Korea’s modern era of foreign intervention and diminished sovereignty.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Japan–Korea Treaty of 1876	1
Japan–Korea Treaty of 1876 (Ganghwa Treaty) negotiations	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bilateral treaty ⓘ international agreement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Japan–Korea Treaty of 1876 NERFINISHED ⓘ Korea–Japan Treaty of Amity NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Kanghwa NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	Treaties of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaties of the Empire of Japan ⓘ Unequal treaties in East Asia ⓘ
consideredByHistoriansAs	beginning of Korea’s modern era of foreign intervention ⓘ
dateSigned	1876-02-27 ⓘ
effect	began era of treaty-port system in Korea ⓘ facilitated later Japanese intervention in Korean affairs ⓘ increased Japanese political influence in Korea ⓘ opened Korea to Japanese trade ⓘ weakened Korean sovereignty ⓘ
followedEvent	Ganghwa Island incident (1875) NERFINISHED ⓘ
grantedRight	extraterritoriality for Japanese citizens in Korea ⓘ most-favored-nation status to Japan in Korea ⓘ unilateral tariff privileges for Japan in Korea ⓘ
historicalContext	Meiji Japan expansionism ⓘ
historicalPeriod	late Joseon dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
imposedBy	Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ
imposedOn	Joseon Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ
inspiredByModel	Treaty of Nanjing system in China NERFINISHED ⓘ unequal treaties imposed on Japan by Western powers ⓘ
language	Classical Chinese ⓘ Japanese ⓘ
legalBasisFor	Japanese commercial presence in Korean treaty ports ⓘ Japanese consular jurisdiction in Korea ⓘ
longTermConsequence	contributed to Japanese annexation of Korea in 1910 ⓘ contributed to Japanese protectorate over Korea in 1905 ⓘ
openedPort	Busan NERFINISHED ⓘ Incheon NERFINISHED ⓘ Wonsan NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeSigned	Ganghwa Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	traditional tributary relationship between Korea and Qing China ⓘ
relatedEvent	opening of Korean ports ⓘ rise of Korean reform and isolationist factions ⓘ
restricted	Korean judicial sovereignty over Japanese subjects ⓘ Korean tariff autonomy ⓘ
signatory	Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseon Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ
stated	Korea is an independent state equal in status to Japan ⓘ
subjectMatter	diplomatic relations between Japan and Korea ⓘ legal status of Japanese nationals in Korea ⓘ trade regulations in Korean ports ⓘ
undermined	Qing China’s suzerain influence over Korea ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ganghwa Island → relatedEvent → Treaty of Ganghwa (1876) ⓘ

Japanese legation in Seoul → relatedEvent → Treaty of Ganghwa (1876) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japan–Korea Treaty of 1876

Ganghwa County → siteOf → Treaty of Ganghwa (1876) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japan–Korea Treaty of 1876 (Ganghwa Treaty) negotiations