2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Research on the Japanese military operation for suppressing the Donghak Peasant Revolution in the First Sino・Japanese war
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21520659
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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 |
Japanese history
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| Research Institution | Hokkaido University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | 日本近代史 / 日清戦争 |
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| Research Abstract |
One of the results of this reseaech project is the discovery of historical documentes written by a battalion commandar of the Japanese punitive force, the stele inscriptions for battale casualties, and soldiers'war diaries.These documents provide evidences for analysis of the following incidents.When the Donghak Peasant Revolution began in Korean central mountainous area, which has not been recognized in previous studies, the Hirosima imperial headquarters planned a military operation to surround and suppress the main body of the Donghak Peasant Army and dispatched troops. At the final stage of their battles, the imperial headquarters made a rash of orders to annihilate them, which led to the loss of more than ten thousands of peasants'lives in total
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