Resident-General of Korea

E62259

The Resident-General of Korea was the chief Japanese colonial official who oversaw Korea’s affairs during the protectorate period before its full annexation by Japan.

Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial administrative office
government position
affected sovereignty of the Korean Empire
appliesToJurisdiction Korean Empire
associatedWithEvent Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905
surface form: Eulsa Treaty

Annexation of Korea
surface form: Japan–Korea Annexation
colonialPower Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
controversy instrument of Japanese imperialism in Korea
country Korean Peninsula
surface form: Korea
firstHolder Itō Hirobumi
governmentBranch executive
historicalEra Japanese protectorate over Korea
late Joseon and Korean Empire period
influenced Korean internal administration
languageOfAdministration Japanese
lastHolder Terauchi Masatake
legalStatusOfKoreaDuringTenure protectorate of Japan
locatedIn Gyeongseong
nativeName 韓国統監
nativeNameLanguage Japanese
officeHolder Itō Hirobumi
Sone Arasuke
Terauchi Masatake
oversaw implementation of Japanese policies in Korea
positionAbolished 1910
positionAbolishedFollowing Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty
positionEstablished 1905
positionEstablishedBy Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905
surface form: Japan–Korea Protectorate Treaty of 1905
precedes full annexation of Korea by Japan
predecessorOffice Japanese diplomatic mission in Korea
relatedOffice Governor-General of Korea
replacedBy Governor-General of Korea
residence Government-General Building in Seoul
surface form: Resident-General’s Office in Seoul
role chief Japanese colonial official in Korea
oversaw foreign and domestic affairs of Korea under Japanese protectorate
seat Seoul
subordinateTo Japanese Resident-General’s Office
Government of Japan
surface form: Japanese government
supervised Korean foreign policy
timePeriod 1905–1910
titleHolderRank usually senior Japanese statesman or general

Referenced by (2)

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

Governor-General of Korea followed Resident-General of Korea
Itō Hirobumi positionHeld Resident-General of Korea