2007 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
The anti-treaty (convention : Nov. 17, 1905) movement and the Emperor Gojong
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18520543
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Asian history
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| Research Institution | Prefectural University of Hiroshima |
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Principal Investigator |
HARADA TAMAKI Prefectural University of Hiroshima, Faculty of Human Culture and Science, Professor (40228648)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2006 – 2007
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| Keywords | the Japan-Korea Protectorate Treaty(Convention) / the Emperor Gojong / the Great Han Empire / the anti-treaty movement |
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| Research Abstract |
This is a study about the Japan-Korea Protectorate Treaty (Convention) of November 17, 1905, in which Japan assumed complete responsibility for Korea's foreign affairs. Korean historians disputed the de jure legality of the treaty because it was signed under duress by Japanese troops. However, this researcher, in his previous work, had proven the fact that Korean (the Great Han Empire) Emperor Gojong directed his ministers to proceed with this treaty.
In this study, this researcher further proves following three points : (1) Although Korean Emperor Gojong promoted the treaty, he, after the conclusion of the treaty, actually instigated against it, (2) although Gojong promoted the treaty, he, at the same time, rejected the demand from the anti-treaty movement to dismiss his cabinet, and (3) as a result, there was a confrontation between Gojong and those who opposed the treaty. These three findings proves that the common view in Korea that Gojong and Korean nationals in general were united in their opposition against the treaty was wrong.
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