Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty

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annexation treaty international agreement treaty

The Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty was the 1910 agreement through which the Japanese Empire formally annexed Korea, initiating a period of colonial rule under a Japanese governor-general.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	annexation treaty → international agreement → treaty →
alsoKnownAs	Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty of 1910 → Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910 → Korea–Japan Annexation Treaty →
consideredBy	Democratic People’s Republic of Korea as illegal → Republic of Korea as null and void from the beginning →
countryParty	Empire of Japan → Korean Empire →
dateSigned	1910-08-22 →
effectiveDate	1910-08-29 →
hasConsequence	integration of Korean administration into Japanese Empire → loss of Korean sovereignty → start of formal Japanese colonial period in Korea →
historicalPeriod	Japanese rule over Korea → age of imperialism →
implementedBy	Governor-General of Korea →
language	Classical Chinese → Japanese →
legalStatus	contested legitimacy → widely regarded as coerced →
opposedBy	Korean independence activists → Korean nationalists →
partOf	series of Japan–Korea treaties (1876–1910) →
precededBy	Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905 → Japan–Korea Treaty of 1907 →
relatedTo	1910 in international relations → Korea under Japanese rule → Korean independence movement → history of Korea–Japan relations →
resultedIn	annexation of Korea by Japan → creation of the Government-General of Korea → dissolution of the Korean Empire → establishment of Japanese colonial rule over Korea →
signedBySide	representatives of the Empire of Japan → representatives of the Korean Empire →
signedDuringReignOf	Emperor Meiji of Japan → Emperor Sunjong of Korea →
signingLocation	Seoul →
stipulated	Japanese Emperor to rule Korea → Korea to be annexed to the Empire of Japan → Korean Emperor to abdicate sovereign authority →
subjectMatter	colonial administration → transfer of sovereignty →
timePeriod	early 20th century →
topic	colonialism in East Asia → imperial expansion of Japan →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty ("Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910") → Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty ("Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty of 1910") → Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty ("Korea–Japan Annexation Treaty") →	alsoKnownAs
Korean Empire ("Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910") →	annexationTreaty
Governor-General of Korea →	establishedBy
Resident-General of Korea →	positionAbolishedFollowing