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Find sources: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?as_eq=wikipedia&q=%22Japan%E2%80%93Korea+Treaty+of+1905%22">"Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905"</a> – <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbm=nws&q=%22Japan%E2%80%93Korea+Treaty+of+1905%22+-wikipedia&tbs=ar:1">news</a> · <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?&q=%22Japan%E2%80%93Korea+Treaty+of+1905%22&tbs=bkt:s&tbm=bks">newspapers</a> · <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbs=bks:1&q=%22Japan%E2%80%93Korea+Treaty+of+1905%22+-wikipedia">books</a> · <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22Japan%E2%80%93Korea+Treaty+of+1905%22">scholar</a> · <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=%22Japan%E2%80%93Korea+Treaty+of+1905%22&acc=on&wc=on">JSTOR</a> (November 2017) (<a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a>)</div></td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style>The Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905, also known as the Eulsa Unwilling Treaty or Eulsa Treaty,<a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-4">[a]</a> was made between delegates of the <a href="/wiki/Empire_of_Japan" title="Empire of Japan">Empire of Japan</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Korean_Empire" title="Korean Empire">Korean Empire</a> in 1905. Negotiations were concluded on November 17, 1905.<a href="#cite_note-5">[4]</a> The treaty deprived Korea of its diplomatic sovereignty and made Korea a <a href="/wiki/Protectorate" title="Protectorate">protectorate</a> of Imperial Japan. It resulted from Imperial Japan's victory in the <a href="/wiki/Russo-Japanese_War" title="Russo-Japanese War">Russo-Japanese War</a> in 1905.<a href="#cite_note-6">[5]</a> <table class="infobox vevent"><caption class="infobox-title" style="font-size:125%;">Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="border-bottom:1px #aaa solid;padding-top:0.4em;"><a href="/wiki/File:Jeongdong19.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Jeongdong19.jpg/330px-Jeongdong19.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Jeongdong19.jpg/500px-Jeongdong19.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Jeongdong19.jpg/960px-Jeongdong19.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2304"></a><div class="infobox-caption" style="padding:0.35em 0.35em 0.25em;line-height:1.25em;">The treaty on display</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Drafted</th><td class="infobox-data">October 27, 1905; 119 years ago (1905-10-27)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Signed</th><td class="infobox-data">November 17, 1905; 119 years ago (1905-11-17)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data location">Jungmyeongjeon Hall, <a href="/wiki/Seoul" title="Seoul">Hanseong</a>, <a href="/wiki/Korean_Empire" title="Korean Empire">Korea</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Signatories</th><td class="infobox-data attendee plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Empire_of_Japan" title="Empire of Japan"><img alt="Empire of Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg/40px-Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg/60px-Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700"></a> <a href="/wiki/Hayashi_Gonsuke_(diplomat)" title="Hayashi Gonsuke (diplomat)">Hayashi Gonsuke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_Empire" title="Korean Empire"><img alt="Korean Empire" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Flag_of_Korea_%281899%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Korea_%281899%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Flag_of_Korea_%281899%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Korea_%281899%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Flag_of_Korea_%281899%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Korea_%281899%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="850" data-file-height="567"></a> <a href="/wiki/Pak_Chesun" title="Pak Chesun">Pak Chesun</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parties</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"> <ul><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg/40px-Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg/60px-Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700"> <a href="/wiki/Empire_of_Japan" title="Empire of Japan">Empire of Japan</a></li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Flag_of_Korea_%281899%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Korea_%281899%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Flag_of_Korea_%281899%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Korea_%281899%29.svg.png 1.5x, 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href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/ko:%EC%A0%9C2%EC%B0%A8_%ED%95%9C%EC%9D%BC%ED%98%91%EC%95%BD" class="extiw" title="wikisource:ko:제2차 한일협약">ko:제2차 한일협약</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/ja:%E7%AC%AC%E4%BA%8C%E6%AC%A1%E6%97%A5%E9%9F%93%E5%8D%94%E7%B4%84" class="extiw" title="wikisource:ja:第二次日韓協約">ja:第二次日韓協約</a></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="color: #202122;background-color:#b0c4de">Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905</th></tr><tr style="display:none;"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de;">Japanese name</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Kanji" title="Kanji">Kanji</a></th><td class="infobox-data">第二次日韓協約</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Hiragana" title="Hiragana">Hiragana</a></th><td class="infobox-data">だいにじにっかんきょうやく</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox-subbox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="display:inline-table; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left;color: #202122; background-color: #f9ffbc;">Transcriptions</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Hepburn_romanization" title="Hepburn romanization">Revised Hepburn</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Dai-niji nikkan kyōyaku</td></tr></tbody></table></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de;">Korean name</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Hangul" title="Hangul">Hangul</a></th><td class="infobox-data">을사조약</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Hanja" title="Hanja">Hanja</a></th><td class="infobox-data">乙巳條約</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox-subbox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="display:inline-table; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left;color: #202122; background-color: #f9ffbc;">Transcriptions</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Revised_Romanization_of_Korean" title="Revised Romanization of Korean">Revised Romanization</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Eulsa joyak</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/McCune%E2%80%93Reischauer" title="McCune–Reischauer">McCune–Reischauer</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Ŭlsa choyak</td></tr></tbody></table></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de;">Alternative Korean name</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Hangul" title="Hangul">Hangul</a></th><td class="infobox-data">제2차 한일협약</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Hanja" title="Hanja">Hanja</a></th><td class="infobox-data">第二次韓日協約</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox-subbox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="display:inline-table; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left;color: #202122; background-color: #f9ffbc;">Transcriptions</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Revised_Romanization_of_Korean" title="Revised Romanization of Korean">Revised Romanization</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Jeicha Hanil Hyeobyak</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/McCune%E2%80%93Reischauer" title="McCune–Reischauer">McCune–Reischauer</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Cheich'a Hanil Hyŏbyak</td></tr></tbody></table></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de;">Alternative Korean name</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Hangul" title="Hangul">Hangul</a></th><td class="infobox-data">을사늑약</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Hanja" title="Hanja">Hanja</a></th><td class="infobox-data">乙巳勒約</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox-subbox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="display:inline-table; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left;color: #202122; background-color: #f9ffbc;">Transcriptions</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Revised_Romanization_of_Korean" title="Revised Romanization of Korean">Revised Romanization</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Eulsa neugyak</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/McCune%E2%80%93Reischauer" title="McCune–Reischauer">McCune–Reischauer</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Ŭlsa nŭgyak</td></tr></tbody></table></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Background">1 Background</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Signing_of_the_treaty">2 Signing of the treaty</a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#Treaty_provisions">2.1 Treaty provisions</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#Controversy">2.2 Controversy</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#Rescission">3 Rescission</a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#Gojong's_declaration_of_rescission">3.1 Gojong's declaration of rescission</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="#Aftermath">4 Aftermath</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="#See_also">5 See also</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#Footnotes">6 Footnotes</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="#References">7 References</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11"><a href="#Bibliography">8 Bibliography</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-12"><a href="#Further_reading">9 Further reading</a></li> </ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Japan%E2%80%93Korea_Treaty_of_1905&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> Beginning from the <a href="/wiki/Japan%E2%80%93Korea_Treaty_of_1876" title="Japan–Korea Treaty of 1876">Japan–Korea Treaty of 1876</a>, a series of treaties were signed between Korea and Japan throughout the following decades. During the signing of the 1876 Treaty, <a href="/wiki/Joseon_Korea" class="mw-redirect" title="Joseon Korea">Joseon Korea</a> actively participated in the negotiation process, with the initial Japanese proposal of a <a href="/wiki/Most_favoured_nation" title="Most favoured nation">most-favored nation clause</a> ultimately omitted due to Korean demands.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEYi20167-7">[6]</a> However, Japanese demands for compensation after the 1882 <a href="/wiki/Imo_Incident" title="Imo Incident">Imo Incident</a> led to the signing of the 1883 <a href="/w/index.php?title=Treaty_of_Tax_Regulations_for_the_Japanese_Trade_and_the_Maritime_Customs&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Treaty of Tax Regulations for the Japanese Trade and the Maritime Customs (page does not exist)">Treaty of Tax Regulations for the Japanese Trade and the Maritime Customs</a> [<a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%A1%B0%EC%9D%BC%ED%86%B5%EC%83%81%EC%9E%A5%EC%A0%95" class="extiw" title="ko:조일통상장정">ko</a>], which deprived Korea of its tariff autonomy over trade with Japan and gave Japanese nationals most-favored nation priviledges.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEYi20167-8-8">[7]</a>[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>] The Japanese victory over the Qing in the <a href="/wiki/First_Sino-Japanese_War" title="First Sino-Japanese War">First Sino-Japanese War</a> led to the complete withdrawal of Chinese forces in Korea, further consolidating Japanese influence over the peninsula.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEYi201610-11-9">[8]</a> Following the outbreak of the <a href="/wiki/Russo-Japanese_War" title="Russo-Japanese War">Russo-Japanese War</a>, Imperial Japanese forces were dispatched to occupy Seoul. Under Japanese military presence, the Korean government was forced to ratify the <a href="/wiki/Japan%E2%80%93Korea_Treaty_of_1904" title="Japan–Korea Treaty of 1904">Japan–Korea Protocol</a> on February 23, 1904.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEYi201612-10">[9]</a> The protocol stipulated that Japan may occupy and use strategically important locations in Korea to achieve military objectives.<a href="#cite_note-11">[10]</a> In August of the same year, the <a href="/wiki/Japan%E2%80%93Korea_Agreement_of_August_1904" title="Japan–Korea Agreement of August 1904">First Japan–Korea Agreement</a> was signed, which required that the Korean government accept financial and diplomatic advisors dispatched by Imperial Japan.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEYi201613-12">[11]</a> The agreement was utilized by Japan to bolster its exclusive dominance over Korea during the signing of the <a href="/wiki/Taft%E2%80%93Katsura_Agreement" class="mw-redirect" title="Taft–Katsura Agreement">Taft–Katsura Agreement</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Anglo-Japanese_Alliance#1905_Revision" title="Anglo-Japanese Alliance">Second Anglo-Japanese Alliance</a>.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEYi201614-13">[12]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><h2 id="Signing_of_the_treaty">Signing of the treaty</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Japan%E2%80%93Korea_Treaty_of_1905&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Signing of the treaty" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jungmyeongjeon_02.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Jungmyeongjeon_02.JPG/250px-Jungmyeongjeon_02.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 165px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Jungmyeongjeon_02.JPG/250px-Jungmyeongjeon_02.JPG" data-width="220" data-height="165" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Jungmyeongjeon_02.JPG/330px-Jungmyeongjeon_02.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Jungmyeongjeon_02.JPG/500px-Jungmyeongjeon_02.JPG 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption>Jungmyeongjeon Hall at <a href="/wiki/Deoksugung" title="Deoksugung">Deoksugung</a>, where the treaty was signed</figcaption></figure> With its victory over Russia and the subsequent withdrawal of Russian influence from Korea, Japan sought to deprive the Korean Empire completely of its diplomatic rights and render it a protectorate.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEYi201615-14">[13]</a> In a 27 October 1905 cabinet meeting, the Japanese government agreed on eight provisions regarding the signing of a second treaty to acquire absolute authority over Korea's foreign affairs. Specifics of the treaty were drafted on a separate document, which was transmitted to Seoul the following day.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAhn2020223-15">[14]</a> On 2 November 1905,<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAhn2020223-15">[14]</a> <a href="/wiki/Privy_Council_of_Japan" title="Privy Council of Japan">President of the Privy Council</a> <a href="/wiki/It%C5%8D_Hirobumi" title="Itō Hirobumi">Itō Hirobumi</a> was dispatched to Korea as <a href="/wiki/Envoy_extraordinary_and_minister_plenipotentiary" class="mw-redirect" title="Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary">envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary</a> to lead negotiations.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEYi201616-16">[15]</a> Itō arrived in Seoul on 9 November 1905. Accompanied by Deputy Ambassador to the Kingdom of Korea <a href="/wiki/Hayashi_Gonsuke_(diplomat)" title="Hayashi Gonsuke (diplomat)">Hayashi Gonsuke</a>, Itō delivered a letter from the Emperor of Japan to <a href="/wiki/Gojong_of_the_Korean_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Gojong of the Korean Empire">Gojong</a>, Emperor of Korea, attempting to arrange a meeting with him. However, Gojong initially refused, citing his illness.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAhn2020224-17">[16]</a> Gojong acquiesced to Itō's demands on 15 November, however,<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAhn2020224-17">[16]</a> when he ordered Japanese troops to encircle the Korean imperial palace.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>] Throughout their meeting, Gojong and Itō argued for over three hours, with Gojong questioning whether the signing of the agreement would render Korea's status into that of the <a href="/wiki/Scramble_for_Africa" title="Scramble for Africa">colonized nations of Africa</a>. When Itō requested that Gojong order his foreign minister to commence negotiations, he refused, arguing that such matters were subject to the approval of the Korean Privy Council (jungchuwon) via government procedure.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEYi201616-16">[15]</a> Negotiations between the Korean cabinet and the Japanese delegates began on the 16th. Seven members of the State Council (Uijeongbu)—Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Han_Kyu-seol" title="Han Kyu-seol">Han Kyu-seol</a>, Minister of the Army <a href="/wiki/Yi_Geun-taek" title="Yi Geun-taek">Yi Geun-taek</a>, Minister of the Interior <a href="/w/index.php?title=Yi_Ji-yong&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Yi Ji-yong (page does not exist)">Yi Ji-yong</a> [<a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9D%B4%EC%A7%80%EC%9A%A9" class="extiw" title="ko:이지용">ko</a>], Minister of Agriculture, Commerce, and Industry <a href="/wiki/Gwon_Jung-hyeon_(politician)" title="Gwon Jung-hyeon (politician)">Gwon Jung-hyeon</a>, Minister of Finance <a href="/w/index.php?title=Min_Yeong-gi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Min Yeong-gi (page does not exist)">Min Yeong-gi</a> [<a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%AF%BC%EC%98%81%EA%B8%B0_(%EC%A1%B0%EC%84%A0%EA%B7%80%EC%A1%B1)" class="extiw" title="ko:민영기 (조선귀족)">ko</a>], Minister of Education <a href="/wiki/Yi_Wan-yong" class="mw-redirect" title="Yi Wan-yong">Yi Wan-yong</a>, and Minister of Justice <a href="/w/index.php?title=Yi_Ha-yeong&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Yi Ha-yeong (page does not exist)">Yi Ha-yeong</a> [<a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9D%B4%ED%95%98%EC%98%81_(%EC%A1%B0%EC%84%A0%EA%B7%80%EC%A1%B1)" class="extiw" title="ko:이하영 (조선귀족)">ko</a>]—along with former Prime Minister <a href="/w/index.php?title=Shim_Sang-hoon&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Shim Sang-hoon (page does not exist)">Shim Sang-hoon</a> [<a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%8B%AC%EC%83%81%ED%9B%88" class="extiw" title="ko:심상훈">ko</a>], were summoned by Itō to his residence, where sessions were held.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAhn2020224-17">[16]</a> Deputy Ambassador Hayashi arranged separate negotiations with Minister of Foreign Affairs <a href="/wiki/Pak_Chesun" title="Pak Chesun">Pak Chesun</a> in the Japanese <a href="/wiki/Legation" title="Legation">legation</a>, where he proposed a rough negotiations agenda.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEYi201617-18">[17]</a><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAhn2020224-17">[16]</a> In a separate meeting, however, Gojong and the Korean ministers decided that the agenda would not be submitted to a State Council meeting.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEYi201617-18">[17]</a> On the morning of 17 November, Hayashi once again summoned the Korean ministers to the Japanese legation, where they again refused to sign any agreement in terms of government procedure. Hayashi then proceeded to Jungmyeongjeon hall in <a href="/wiki/Deoksugung" title="Deoksugung">Gyeongungung palace</a> with the ministers, where an Imperial Conference (어전회의; 御前會議) was held.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAhn2020225-19">[18]</a> When the conference once again refused to sign the treaty, Hayashi sent a messenger to Itō around 6 in the evening, who was then waiting with Field Marshal <a href="/wiki/Hasegawa_Yoshimichi" title="Hasegawa Yoshimichi">Hasegawa Yoshimichi</a> in Daegwanjeong, the headquarters of the Japanese army stationed in Korea.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEYi201617-18">[17]</a> Two hours later,<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAhn2020225-19">[18]</a> Itō and Hasegawa arrived, now accompanied with Japanese military police, at Jungmyeongjeon Hall. Itō resumed negotiations and confronted each of the ministers individually, asking their opinion on the agreement.<a href="#cite_note-EKS-20">[19]</a> He further pressured the cabinet with the implied, and later stated, threat of bodily harm, to sign the treaty.<a href="#cite_note-21">[20]</a> Han Kyu-seol and Min Yeong-gi expressed explicit objection to the signing of the treaty, while Yi Ha-yeong and Gwon Jung-hyeon expressed a weak opposition. However, the rest of the cabinet reluctantly agreed to the treaty under conditions that minor revisions are made, with Gwon later reversing his stance.<a href="#cite_note-EKS-20">[19]</a> According to 한계옥 (Han-Gyeok), Korean prime minister <a href="/wiki/Han_Kyu-seol" title="Han Kyu-seol">Han Gyu-seol</a> disagreed, shouting loudly. Ito ordered the guards to lock him in a room and said if he continued screaming, they could kill him.<a href="#cite_note-22">[21]</a> The Korean cabinet signed an agreement that had been prepared by Ito in the Jungmyeongjeon. The Agreement gave Imperial Japan complete responsibility for Korea's foreign affairs,<a href="#cite_note-23">[22]</a> and placed all trade through Korean ports under Imperial Japanese supervision. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Treaty_provisions">Treaty provisions</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Japan%E2%80%93Korea_Treaty_of_1905&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Treaty provisions" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> This treaty deprived Korea of its diplomatic sovereignty,<a href="#cite_note-deoksu-24">[23]</a><a href="#cite_note-Heo-Roehrig-25">[24]</a><a href="#cite_note-KimKoo-26">[25]</a> in effect making Korea a <a href="/wiki/Protectorate" title="Protectorate">protectorate</a> of Imperial Japan.<a href="#cite_note-27">[26]</a> As a consequence, the Korean Empire had to close its diplomatic representations abroad, including its short-lived legation in Beijing,<a href="#cite_note-28">[27]</a> and its <a href="/wiki/Old_Korean_Legation_Museum" title="Old Korean Legation Museum">legation in Washington, D.C.</a> The provisions of the treaty took effect on November 17, 1905, and it laid the foundation for the <a href="/wiki/Japan%E2%80%93Korea_Treaty_of_1907" title="Japan–Korea Treaty of 1907">Japan–Korea Treaty of 1907</a>, and subsequent <a href="/wiki/Japan%E2%80%93Korea_Annexation_Treaty" class="mw-redirect" title="Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty">annexation of Korea</a> in 1910.<a href="#cite_note-29">[28]</a> The treaty was deemed to have gone into effect after it received the signature of five Korean ministers: <ul><li>Minister of Education <a href="/wiki/Lee_Wan-yong" title="Lee Wan-yong">Lee Wan-yong</a> (이완용; 李完用)</li> <li>Minister of Army <a href="/wiki/Yi_Geun-taek" title="Yi Geun-taek">Yi Geun-taek</a> (이근택; 李根澤)</li> <li>Minister of Interior <a href="/w/index.php?title=Yi_Ji-yong&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Yi Ji-yong (page does not exist)">Yi Ji-yong</a> (이지용; 李址鎔)</li> <li>Minister of Foreign Affairs <a href="/wiki/Park_Je-sun" class="mw-redirect" title="Park Je-sun">Park Je-sun</a> (박제순; 朴齊純)</li> <li>Minister of Agriculture, Commerce and Industry <a href="/wiki/Gwon_Jung-hyeon_(politician)" title="Gwon Jung-hyeon (politician)">Gwon Jung-hyeon</a> (권중현; 權重顯)</li></ul> These five were later named the "<a href="/wiki/Five_Eulsa_Traitors" title="Five Eulsa Traitors">Five Eulsa Traitors</a>". <a href="/wiki/Emperor_Gojong" class="mw-redirect" title="Emperor Gojong">Emperor Gojong</a> of Korea did not assent or sign the treaty. Other officials who disputed the treaty included: <ul><li>Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Han_Kyu-seol" title="Han Kyu-seol">Han Kyu-seol</a> (한규설; 韓圭卨)</li> <li>Minister of Finance <a href="/w/index.php?title=Min_Yeong-gi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Min Yeong-gi (page does not exist)">Min Yeong-gi</a> (민영기; 閔泳綺)</li> <li>Minister of Justice <a href="/w/index.php?title=Yi_Ha-yeong&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Yi Ha-yeong (page does not exist)">Yi Ha-yeong</a> (이하영; 李夏榮</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Controversy">Controversy</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Japan%E2%80%93Korea_Treaty_of_1905&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Controversy" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Eulsa_retraction.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Eulsa_retraction.jpg/300px-Eulsa_retraction.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="173" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="207"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 300px;height: 173px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Eulsa_retraction.jpg/300px-Eulsa_retraction.jpg" data-width="300" data-height="173" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Eulsa_retraction.jpg 1.5x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Emperor_Gojong_of_the_Korean_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Emperor Gojong of the Korean Empire">Gojong</a>'s analysis of the "treaty of 1905"</figcaption></figure> <a href="/wiki/Emperor_Gojong_of_the_Korean_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Emperor Gojong of the Korean Empire">Emperor Gojong</a> sent personal letters to major <a href="/wiki/Head_of_state" title="Head of state">heads of state</a> to appeal for their support against the illegal signing.<a href="#cite_note-king_letter-30">[29]</a> As of February 21, 1908, he had sent 17 letters bearing his imperial seal, to the following eight heads of state:[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>] <ul><li>King <a href="/wiki/Edward_VII" title="Edward VII">Edward VII</a> of the United Kingdom</li> <li>President <a href="/wiki/Armand_Falli%C3%A8res" title="Armand Fallières">Armand Fallières</a> of France</li> <li>Emperor <a href="/wiki/Nicholas_II_of_Russia" class="mw-redirect" title="Nicholas II of Russia">Nicholas II of Russia</a></li> <li>Emperor <a href="/wiki/Franz_Joseph_of_Austria-Hungary" class="mw-redirect" title="Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary">Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary</a></li> <li>King <a href="/wiki/Victor_Emmanuel_III_of_Italy" class="mw-redirect" title="Victor Emmanuel III of Italy">Victor Emmanuel III of Italy</a></li> <li>King <a href="/wiki/Leopold_II_of_Belgium" title="Leopold II of Belgium">Leopold II of Belgium</a></li> <li>Emperor <a href="/wiki/Guangxu_Emperor" title="Guangxu Emperor">Kuang-hsu (Guangxu) of China</a></li> <li>Emperor <a href="/wiki/Wilhelm_II_of_Germany" class="mw-redirect" title="Wilhelm II of Germany">Wilhelm II of Germany</a>, which was personally handwritten by Gojong<a href="#cite_note-king_letter-30">[29]</a></li></ul> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gojong_letter.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Gojong_letter.jpg/220px-Gojong_letter.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="286" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="2496"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 286px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Gojong_letter.jpg/220px-Gojong_letter.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="286" data-mw-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Gojong_letter.jpg/330px-Gojong_letter.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Gojong_letter.jpg/440px-Gojong_letter.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption>Letter written by <a href="/wiki/Gojong_of_Korea" title="Gojong of Korea">Gojong</a> sent to <a href="/wiki/Wilhelm_II,_German_Emperor" class="mw-redirect" title="Wilhelm II, German Emperor">Wilhelm II of Germany</a>.</figcaption></figure> In 1907, Emperor Gojong sent three secret emissaries to the <a href="/wiki/Hague_Peace_Conference" class="mw-redirect" title="Hague Peace Conference">second international Hague Peace Convention</a> to protest the unfairness of the Eulsa Treaty. But the <a href="/wiki/Great_power" title="Great power">great powers</a> of the world refused to allow Korea to take part in the <a href="/wiki/Hague_Secret_Emissary_Affair" title="Hague Secret Emissary Affair">conference</a>. Not only the Emperor but other Koreans protested against the Treaty. <a href="/w/index.php?title=Jo_Byeong-se&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jo Byeong-se (page does not exist)">Jo Byeong-se</a> and <a href="/wiki/Min_Yeong-hwan" class="mw-redirect" title="Min Yeong-hwan">Min Yeong-hwan</a>, who were high officials and led resistance against Eulsa treaty, killed themselves as resistance. Local <a href="/wiki/Yangban" title="Yangban">yangbans</a> and commoners joined <a href="/wiki/Righteous_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Righteous Army">righteous armies</a>. They were called "Eulsa Euibyeong" (을사의병, 乙巳義兵) meaning "Righteous army against Eulsa Treaty". After completing the treaty, Emperor Gojong tried to let the world know the unfairness of the treaty, including sending a special envoy to The Hague. This directly contributed to the forced retirement of King Gojong. </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"><h2 id="Rescission">Rescission</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Japan%E2%80%93Korea_Treaty_of_1905&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Rescission" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gojong's_declaration_of_rescission">Gojong's declaration of rescission</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Japan%E2%80%93Korea_Treaty_of_1905&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Gojong's declaration of rescission" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> Thereafter, Gojong tried to inform the international community of the injustice of the 2nd Korea-Japan Agreement, but according to the logic of the international situation at the time, Gojong's secrets were not effective. Gojong's declaration of Rescission in the Eulsa Treaty had the following, but it was not recognized internationally: <ul><li>A national document written on January 29, 1906,</li> <li>Personal letter handed to Special Commissioner <a href="/wiki/Homer_Hulbert" title="Homer Hulbert">Hulbert</a> on June 22, 1906,</li> <li>A letter sent to the President of France on June 22, 1906,</li> <li>Gojong's power of attorney given to the Hague Special Envoy <a href="/wiki/Sangsul" class="mw-redirect" title="Sangsul">Lee Sang-seol</a> on April 20, 1907, etc.</li></ul> This treaty, later, was confirmed to be "already <a href="/wiki/Null_and_void" class="mw-redirect" title="Null and void">null and void</a>" by the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_on_Basic_Relations_between_Japan_and_the_Republic_of_Korea" class="mw-redirect" title="Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea">Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea</a> concluded in 1965.<a href="#cite_note-31">[30]</a> In a joint statement on June 23, 2005, officials of South Korea and <a href="/wiki/North_Korea" title="North Korea">North Korea</a> reiterated their stance that the Eulsa treaty is null and void on a claim of coercion by the Japanese. As of 2010, South Korea was seizing property and other assets from the descendants of people who have been identified as pro-Japanese collaborators (<a href="/wiki/Chinilpa" class="mw-redirect" title="Chinilpa">Chinilpa</a>) at the time of the treaty.<a href="#cite_note-32">[31]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"><h2 id="Aftermath">Aftermath</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Japan%E2%80%93Korea_Treaty_of_1905&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Aftermath" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-4 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-4"> After the treaty, Japanese influence on Korea dramatically increased. All of the diplomatic mission of Korea was disestablished. All of the foreign relation of Korea was administered by a Japanese Resident-General. <a href="/wiki/It%C5%8D_Hirobumi" title="Itō Hirobumi">Itō Hirobumi</a> was appointed as the first Resident-General.<a href="#cite_note-33">[32]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:%EC%88%9C%EC%A2%85_%EC%84%9C%EB%B6%81%EC%88%9C%ED%96%89_%EC%82%AC%EC%A7%84_%ED%86%B5%EA%B0%90%EA%B4%80%EC%A0%80.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/%EC%88%9C%EC%A2%85_%EC%84%9C%EB%B6%81%EC%88%9C%ED%96%89_%EC%82%AC%EC%A7%84_%ED%86%B5%EA%B0%90%EA%B4%80%EC%A0%80.jpg/250px-%EC%88%9C%EC%A2%85_%EC%84%9C%EB%B6%81%EC%88%9C%ED%96%89_%EC%82%AC%EC%A7%84_%ED%86%B5%EA%B0%90%EA%B4%80%EC%A0%80.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="177" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3426" data-file-height="2760"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 177px;" 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of Resident-General in <a href="/wiki/Jung_District,_Seoul" title="Jung District, Seoul">Jung District, Seoul</a></figcaption></figure> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(5)"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Japan%E2%80%93Korea_Treaty_of_1905&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-5 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-5"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1266661725">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output 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year in the <a href="/wiki/Korean_calendar" title="Korean calendar">Korean lunisolar calendar</a>, in which the treaty was signed.<a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a> The treaty is also identified by several other names, including Eulsa Unwilling Treaty, Japan–Korea Protectorate Treaty, Second Japan–Korea Convention (第二次日韓協約, 제2차 한일협약),<a href="#cite_note-Eulsa_Treaty-3">[3]</a> Eulsa Restriction Treaty (을사늑약; 乙巳勒約),<a href="#cite_note-Eulsa_Treaty-3">[3]</a> Eulsa Protection Treaty (Japanese: 乙巳保護条約, <a href="/wiki/Korean_language" title="Korean language">Korean</a>: 을사보호조약),[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>] and Korea Protection Treaty (Japanese: 韓国保護条約).[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>] </li> </ol></div></div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(7)"><h2 id="References">References</h2> <a role="button" 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Korea Journal. 56 (4). <a href="/wiki/Academy_of_Korean_Studies" title="Academy of Korean Studies">The Academy of Korean Studies</a>. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doi (identifier)">doi</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.25024%2Fkj.2016.56.4.5">10.25024/kj.2016.56.4.5</a> – via Korea Open Acess Journals.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Korea+Journal&rft.atitle=Treaties+Leading+to+Japan%E2%80%99s+Annexation+of+Korea%3A+What+Are+the+Problems%3F&rft.volume=56&rft.issue=4&rft.date=2016&rft_id=info%3Adoi%2F10.25024%2Fkj.2016.56.4.5&rft.aulast=Yi&rft.aufirst=Tae-Jin&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kci.go.kr%2Fkciportal%2Flanding%2Farticle.kci%3Farti_id%3DART002173719&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJapan%E2%80%93Korea+Treaty+of+1905" class="Z3988"></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAhn2020" class="citation journal cs1">[Seung-min, Ahn] 안승민 (2020). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.kci.go.kr/kciportal/landing/article.kci?arti_id=ART002624443">"'을사조약' 체결과정의 재구성＊— 조약문 수정요구 문제의 재검토"</a> [A Study on the Negotiation Process of the 1905 Convention Treaty: The Reanalysis of Historical Records on the Revision of the Treaty]. 인문논총. 77 (3). 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Beasley">Beasley, William G.</a> (1987). Japanese Imperialism, 1894–1945. Oxford: Oxford University Press.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Japanese+Imperialism%2C+1894%E2%80%931945&rft.place=Oxford&rft.pub=Oxford+University+Press&rft.date=1987&rft.au=Beasley%2C+William+G.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJapan%E2%80%93Korea+Treaty+of+1905" class="Z3988"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0198215754" title="Special:BookSources/0198215754">0198215754</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780198215752" title="Special:BookSources/9780198215752">9780198215752</a>; <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780198221685" title="Special:BookSources/9780198221685">9780198221685</a>; <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/14719443">OCLC 14719443</a></li> <li>Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Division of International Law. (1921). Pamphlet 43: Korea, Treaties and Agreements." The Endowment: Washington, D.C. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1644278">OCLC 1644278</a></li> <li>Clare, Israel Smith; Hubert Howe Bancroft and George Edwin Rines. (1910). Library of universal history and popular science. New York: The Bancroft society. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20843036">OCLC 20843036</a></li> <li>Cordier, Henri and Edouard Chavannes. (1905). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=HCgYAAAAYAAJ&dq=trait%C3%A9s+++Cor%C3%A9e+1905+Japon&pg=PA633">"Traité entre le Japon et la Corée,"</a> Revue internationale de Sinologie (International Journal of Chinese studies). Leiden: E. J. Brill. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1767648">OCLC 1767648</a></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDuus1995" class="citation book cs1">Duus, Peter (1995). The Abacus and the Sword: The Japanese Penetration of Korea, 1895–1910. Berkeley: University of California Press.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Abacus+and+the+Sword%3A+The+Japanese+Penetration+of+Korea%2C+1895%E2%80%931910&rft.place=Berkeley&rft.pub=University+of+California+Press&rft.date=1995&rft.aulast=Duus&rft.aufirst=Peter&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJapan%E2%80%93Korea+Treaty+of+1905" class="Z3988"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780520086142" title="Special:BookSources/9780520086142">9780520086142</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0520086147" title="Special:BookSources/0520086147">0520086147</a>; <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-520-21361-6" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-520-21361-6">978-0-520-21361-6</a>; <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-520-21361-0" title="Special:BookSources/0-520-21361-0">0-520-21361-0</a>; <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/232346524">OCLC 232346524</a></li> <li>Korean Mission to the Conference on the Limitation of Armament, Washington, D.C., 1921–1922. (1922). Korea's Appeal to the Conference on Limitation of Armament. 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