Annexation of Korea

E166810

colonial annexation historical event international treaty political event

The Annexation of Korea was the 1910 formal incorporation of Korea into the Japanese Empire, marking the start of a harsh 35-year period of colonial rule.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Annexation of Korea by Japan	2
Japan–Korea Annexation	2
Annexation of Korea canonical	1
Annexation of the Korean Empire by Japan	1
Dissolution of the Korean Empire	1
Japanese annexation of Korea	1
Republic of Korea as null and void from the beginning	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1468421 — 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: Annexation of Korea
Context triple: [Japanese colonial empire, significantEvent, Annexation of Korea]

A. Allied occupation of Korea
The Allied occupation of Korea was the post–World War II military administration and division of the Korean Peninsula by the United States and the Soviet Union, which set the stage for the creation of North and South Korea.
B. Soviet occupation of Manchuria
The Soviet occupation of Manchuria was the post–World War II military and political control of northeastern China by the Soviet Union, during which Soviet forces dismantled Japanese infrastructure, repatriated Japanese settlers, and helped shift regional power toward the Chinese Communist Party.
C. Korean War
The Korean War was a major Cold War conflict fought from 1950 to 1953 between North and South Korea, involving large-scale military intervention by the United States and other United Nations forces on one side and China (with Soviet support) on the other.
D. Soviet occupation of Kuril Islands
The Soviet occupation of the Kuril Islands was the post–World War II takeover and continued control of the Kuril archipelago by the Soviet Union, which led to a long-standing territorial dispute with Japan.
E. Bombardment of Yeonpyeong
The Bombardment of Yeonpyeong was a 2010 North Korean artillery attack on the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong that marked one of the most serious military clashes between the two Koreas since the Korean War.
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: Annexation of Korea
Target entity description: The Annexation of Korea was the 1910 formal incorporation of Korea into the Japanese Empire, marking the start of a harsh 35-year period of colonial rule.

A. Allied occupation of Korea
The Allied occupation of Korea was the post–World War II military administration and division of the Korean Peninsula by the United States and the Soviet Union, which set the stage for the creation of North and South Korea.
B. Soviet occupation of Manchuria
The Soviet occupation of Manchuria was the post–World War II military and political control of northeastern China by the Soviet Union, during which Soviet forces dismantled Japanese infrastructure, repatriated Japanese settlers, and helped shift regional power toward the Chinese Communist Party.
C. Korean War
The Korean War was a major Cold War conflict fought from 1950 to 1953 between North and South Korea, involving large-scale military intervention by the United States and other United Nations forces on one side and China (with Soviet support) on the other.
D. Soviet occupation of Kuril Islands
The Soviet occupation of the Kuril Islands was the post–World War II takeover and continued control of the Kuril archipelago by the Soviet Union, which led to a long-standing territorial dispute with Japan.
E. Bombardment of Yeonpyeong
The Bombardment of Yeonpyeong was a 2010 North Korean artillery attack on the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong that marked one of the most serious military clashes between the two Koreas since the Korean War.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colonial annexation ⓘ historical event ⓘ international treaty ⓘ political event ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Annexation of the Korean Empire by Japan ⓘ linked to: Annexation of Korea Japan–Korea Annexation ⓘ linked to: Annexation of Korea Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty ⓘ Korea Annexation Treaty ⓘ linked to: Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty
annexingCountry	Empire of Japan ⓘ linked to: Japan Japan ⓘ
characterizedBy	economic exploitation of Korea ⓘ harsh colonial administration ⓘ political repression in Korea ⓘ suppression of Korean culture ⓘ
countryAnnexed	Korea ⓘ Korean Empire ⓘ
effectiveDate	1910-08-29 ⓘ
endTime	1945-08-15 ⓘ
followedBy	Japanese rule over Korea ⓘ Korea under Japanese rule ⓘ Korean independence movement ⓘ March 1st Movement ⓘ
hasDuration	35 years of colonial rule ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Japanese occupation of Korea ⓘ linked to: Korea under Japanese rule early 20th century ⓘ
languageOfDocument	Classical Chinese ⓘ Japanese ⓘ
legalForm	annexation treaty ⓘ treaty ⓘ
location	Japanese Empire ⓘ linked to: Japanese colonial empire Korea ⓘ Seoul ⓘ
opposedBy	Korean independence activists ⓘ Korean nationalist movements ⓘ linked to: March 1st Movement Korean royal family members ⓘ
partOf	Japanese colonial empire ⓘ Japanese imperial expansion in East Asia ⓘ
precededBy	Japan–Korea Protectorate Treaty ⓘ linked to: Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905 Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905 ⓘ Japan–Korea Treaty of 1907 ⓘ Russo-Japanese War ⓘ
recognizedBy	major world powers of the time ⓘ
result	Beginning of Japanese colonial rule over Korea ⓘ Dissolution of the Korean Empire ⓘ linked to: Annexation of Korea Korea became part of the Japanese Empire ⓘ Loss of Korean sovereignty ⓘ
signatory	Empire of Japan ⓘ linked to: Japan Korean Empire ⓘ
signedBy	Itō Hirobumi ⓘ Terauchi Masatake ⓘ Yi Wan-yong ⓘ
signingDate	1910-08-22 ⓘ
startTime	1910-08-22 ⓘ
subjectOf	Korean historiography on colonial rule ⓘ debates over legality under international law ⓘ historical disputes between South Korea and Japan ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

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

Japanese colonial empire → significantEvent → Annexation of Korea ⓘ

Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty → consideredBy → Republic of Korea as null and void from the beginning ⓘ