Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty
E61842
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.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty canonical | 5 |
| Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty of 1910 | 3 |
| Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910 | 3 |
| Korea Annexation Treaty | 1 |
| Korea–Japan Annexation Treaty | 1 |
| 韓国併合ニ関スル条約 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T493873 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty Context triple: [Governor-General of Korea, establishedBy, Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty]
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A.
Treaty of Shimonoseki
The Treaty of Shimonoseki was an 1895 peace agreement between Qing China and Japan that ended the First Sino-Japanese War and marked Japan’s emergence as a major imperial power in East Asia.
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B.
Treaty of San Francisco
The Treaty of San Francisco was the 1951 peace treaty between Japan and most Allied nations that officially ended World War II hostilities with Japan and restored its sovereignty.
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C.
Treaty of Nanking
The Treaty of Nanking was the 1842 agreement that ended the First Opium War between Britain and China, forcing the Qing dynasty to cede Hong Kong Island and grant significant trade and legal concessions to the British.
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D.
Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact
The Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact was a 1941 non-aggression treaty between the Soviet Union and Japan that temporarily ensured peace between the two powers during World War II until it was renounced by the USSR in 1945.
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E.
Korean Armistice Agreement
The Korean Armistice Agreement is the 1953 ceasefire accord that halted open hostilities on the Korean Peninsula and established the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty Target entity description: 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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A.
Treaty of Shimonoseki
The Treaty of Shimonoseki was an 1895 peace agreement between Qing China and Japan that ended the First Sino-Japanese War and marked Japan’s emergence as a major imperial power in East Asia.
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B.
Treaty of San Francisco
The Treaty of San Francisco was the 1951 peace treaty between Japan and most Allied nations that officially ended World War II hostilities with Japan and restored its sovereignty.
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C.
Treaty of Nanking
The Treaty of Nanking was the 1842 agreement that ended the First Opium War between Britain and China, forcing the Qing dynasty to cede Hong Kong Island and grant significant trade and legal concessions to the British.
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D.
Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact
The Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact was a 1941 non-aggression treaty between the Soviet Union and Japan that temporarily ensured peace between the two powers during World War II until it was renounced by the USSR in 1945.
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E.
Korean Armistice Agreement
The Korean Armistice Agreement is the 1953 ceasefire accord that halted open hostilities on the Korean Peninsula and established the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annexation treaty
ⓘ
international agreement ⓘ treaty ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty
ⓘ
surface form:
Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty of 1910
Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty ⓘ
surface form:
Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910
Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty ⓘ
surface form:
Korea–Japan Annexation Treaty
|
| consideredBy |
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea as illegal
ⓘ
Annexation of Korea ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Korea as null and void from the beginning
|
| countryParty |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ March 1st Movement ⓘ
surface form:
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
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Meiji of Japan
Sunjong of Korea ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910
this entity surface form:
Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910
this entity surface form:
Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty of 1910
this entity surface form:
Korea–Japan Annexation Treaty
this entity surface form:
Korea Annexation Treaty
this entity surface form:
Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty of 1910
this entity surface form:
Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty of 1910
this entity surface form:
Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910