Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905

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bilateral treaty international agreement protectorate treaty unequal treaty

The Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905 was an agreement that effectively stripped the Korean Empire of its diplomatic sovereignty and placed it under Japanese control, paving the way for Japan’s formal annexation of Korea.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905 canonical	9
Eulsa Treaty	5
Japan–Korea Protectorate Treaty of 1905	5
Japan–Korea Protectorate Treaty	2
Eulsa Protectorate Treaty	1
Korea–Japan Treaty of 1905 signed during his reign	1
Second Japan–Korea Convention	1
Treaties of the Korean Empire	1
第一次日韓協約	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1709325 — 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: Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905
Context triple: [Korean Empire, protectorateEstablishedBy, Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905]

A. Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty
The Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty was the 1910 agreement through which the Japanese Empire formally annexed Korea, initiating a period of colonial rule under a Japanese governor-general.
B. Treaty of Shimonoseki
The Treaty of Shimonoseki was an 1895 peace agreement between Qing China and Japan that ended the First Sino-Japanese War and marked Japan’s emergence as a major imperial power in East Asia.
C. Treaty of Shimoda
The Treaty of Shimoda was an 1855 agreement between the Russian Empire and Japan that established formal diplomatic relations and defined their borders in the Kuril Islands and surrounding regions.
D. Treaty of San Francisco
The Treaty of San Francisco was the 1951 peace treaty between Japan and most Allied nations that officially ended World War II hostilities with Japan and restored its sovereignty.
E. Nine-Power Treaty
The Nine-Power Treaty was a 1922 international agreement in which major powers affirmed China's sovereignty and the Open Door policy, aiming to limit imperialist encroachments in East Asia.
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: Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905
Target entity description: The Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905 was an agreement that effectively stripped the Korean Empire of its diplomatic sovereignty and placed it under Japanese control, paving the way for Japan’s formal annexation of Korea.

A. Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty
The Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty was the 1910 agreement through which the Japanese Empire formally annexed Korea, initiating a period of colonial rule under a Japanese governor-general.
B. Treaty of Shimonoseki
The Treaty of Shimonoseki was an 1895 peace agreement between Qing China and Japan that ended the First Sino-Japanese War and marked Japan’s emergence as a major imperial power in East Asia.
C. Treaty of Shimoda
The Treaty of Shimoda was an 1855 agreement between the Russian Empire and Japan that established formal diplomatic relations and defined their borders in the Kuril Islands and surrounding regions.
D. Treaty of San Francisco
The Treaty of San Francisco was the 1951 peace treaty between Japan and most Allied nations that officially ended World War II hostilities with Japan and restored its sovereignty.
E. Nine-Power Treaty
The Nine-Power Treaty was a 1922 international agreement in which major powers affirmed China's sovereignty and the Open Door policy, aiming to limit imperialist encroachments in East Asia.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bilateral treaty ⓘ international agreement ⓘ protectorate treaty ⓘ unequal treaty ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Eulsa Protectorate Treaty ⓘ linked to: Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905 Eulsa Treaty ⓘ linked to: Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905 Japan–Korea Protectorate Treaty ⓘ linked to: Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905 Second Japan–Korea Convention ⓘ linked to: Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905
basisFor	Japanese control of Korean foreign relations ⓘ
category	1905 in international relations ⓘ Treaties of the Empire of Japan ⓘ Treaties of the Korean Empire ⓘ linked to: Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905
consequence	growth of Korean nationalist and independence movements ⓘ international isolation of Korea ⓘ loss of Korean control over foreign policy ⓘ
context	Japan’s victory in the Russo-Japanese War ⓘ
dateSigned	1905-11-17 ⓘ
effect	deprived Korean Empire of diplomatic sovereignty ⓘ established Japanese protectorate over Korea ⓘ paved way for Japan’s annexation of Korea in 1910 ⓘ placed Korean foreign legations under Japanese control ⓘ transferred Korean foreign affairs to Japan ⓘ
followedBy	Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty of 1910 ⓘ linked to: Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty
hasCause	Japanese pressure on Korean government ⓘ Korea’s weakened position after Russo-Japanese War ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Korean Empire period ⓘ linked to: Korean Empire Meiji era ⓘ
language	Classical Chinese ⓘ Japanese ⓘ
legalStatus	declared null and void by later Korean governments ⓘ widely regarded as invalid due to coercion ⓘ
negotiatedBy	Han Kyu-seol ⓘ Itō Hirobumi ⓘ
opposedBy	Korean court officials loyal to Emperor Gojong ⓘ Korean independence activists abroad ⓘ Korean intellectuals ⓘ
partOf	Japanese imperial expansion in East Asia ⓘ
placeSigned	Seoul ⓘ
recognizedAsValidBy	Empire of Japan ⓘ linked to: Imperial Japan
region	Korean Peninsula ⓘ
rejectedBy	Emperor Gojong of Korea ⓘ Korean independence activists ⓘ
relatedEvent	Russo-Japanese War ⓘ
signatory	Empire of Japan ⓘ linked to: Imperial Japan Korean Empire ⓘ
signedBy	Itō Hirobumi ⓘ five Korean ministers ⓘ
signedUnderDuress	true ⓘ
subject	diplomatic sovereignty of Korea ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (26)

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

Korean Empire → protectorateEstablishedBy → Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905 ⓘ

Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty → precededBy → Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905 ⓘ

Resident-General of Korea → positionEstablishedBy → Japan–Korea Protectorate Treaty of 1905 ⓘ