Korea under Japanese rule

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Korea under Japanese rule was the period from 1910 to 1945 when the Korean Peninsula was annexed and governed as a colony of the Japanese Empire, marked by political repression, cultural assimilation policies, and economic exploitation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese colonial rule in Asia
historical period
administeredBy Governor-General of Korea
alsoKnownAs Colonial Korea
Japanese Korea
Japanese occupation of Korea
appliesToTerritory Korea
linked to: Korean Peninsula

Korean Peninsula
capital Keijō
linked to: Seoul

Seoul
characterizedBy cultural assimilation policies
economic exploitation
industrialization
militarization
political repression
country Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan
demographicImpact Korean migration to Japan
large-scale migration of Japanese settlers to Korea
economicActivity development of railways in Korea
extraction of natural resources
promotion of rice production for export to Japan
endCause Japanese surrender in World War II
endEvent Japanese Instrument of Surrender
endTime 1945
followedBy Division of Korea
linked to: North Korea

Soviet Civil Administration in Korea
United States Army Military Government in Korea
governmentType colonial administration
humanRightsIssue comfort women system
forced labor of Koreans
legacy division of Korea into North and South
ongoing historical disputes between Japan and Korea
legalBasis Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty
notableEvent Kanto Massacre of Koreans
Korean independence movement
March 1st Independence Movement
linked to: March 1st Movement

March 1st Movement
Pacific War mobilization in Korea
establishment of Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea
notableGovernorGeneral Jirō Minami
Saitō Makoto
Terauchi Masatake
officialLanguage Japanese
Korean
partOf Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan

Japanese colonial empire
policy Japanization of education
conscription of Koreans into Japanese military
forced labor mobilization
land survey and land ownership reform
name change policy (Sōshi-kaimei)
suppression of Korean language
precededBy Korean Empire
religiousPolicy suppression of Korean nationalist religious movements
resistance armed guerrilla resistance in Manchuria
cultural and educational resistance movements
rulingMonarch Emperor Meiji
Emperor Shōwa
linked to: Emperor Hirohito

Emperor Taishō
startEvent Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty
startTime 1910

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Imperial Universities of Japan geographicScope Korea under Japanese rule
Korea under Japanese rule alsoKnownAs Japanese Korea
linked to: Korea under Japanese rule
Korea under Japanese rule alsoKnownAs Colonial Korea
linked to: Korea under Japanese rule
Korea under Japanese rule alsoKnownAs Japanese occupation of Korea
linked to: Korea under Japanese rule
Korea under Japanese rule legalBasis Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty
linked to: Korea under Japanese rule
Korea under Japanese rule startEvent Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty
linked to: Korea under Japanese rule
March 1st Movement opponent Japanese Government-General of Korea
linked to: Korea under Japanese rule
Peace Preservation Law of 1925 appliedIn Korea under Japanese rule
Jirō Minami historicalPeriod Japanese rule of Korea
linked to: Korea under Japanese rule
Japanese colonial empire hasPart Korea under Japanese rule
Korean Empire successor Korea under Japanese rule
Korean Empire successor Japanese Korea
linked to: Korea under Japanese rule
Government-General Building country Korea under Japanese rule
Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty relatedTo Korea under Japanese rule
Government-General Building in Seoul country Korea under Japanese rule
Minami Jirō placeOfActivity Korea under Japanese rule
Minami Jirō governedTerritory Korea under Japanese rule
Minami Jirō roleIn Japanese occupation of Korea
linked to: Korea under Japanese rule
Toyo Ito birthPlace Korea under Japanese rule
Government-General of Korea historicalPeriod Japanese rule in Korea
linked to: Korea under Japanese rule
Annexation of Korea followedBy Korea under Japanese rule
Annexation of Korea historicalPeriod Japanese occupation of Korea
linked to: Korea under Japanese rule
Gojong of Korea deathPlace Korea under Japanese rule
Son Kitei colonialContext Korea under Japanese rule
Son Kee-chung placeOfBirth Korea under Japanese rule
Son Kee-chung politicalContext Japanese occupation of Korea
linked to: Korea under Japanese rule
Southern Korea formerTerritoryOf Korea under Japanese rule
Soviet Civil Administration replaced Japanese Governor-General’s administration in northern Korea
linked to: Korea under Japanese rule
Joseon Chongdokbu Cheongsa associatedWith Japanese occupation of Korea
linked to: Korea under Japanese rule
Samil Undong relatedTo Japanese occupation of Korea
linked to: Korea under Japanese rule
Jinsen Arsenal locatedIn Korea under Japanese rule
Jinsen Arsenal locatedIn Japanese-occupied Korea
linked to: Korea under Japanese rule
Gyeongseong capitalOf Korea under Japanese rule
Gyeongseong administrativeCenterOf Korea under Japanese rule
Gyeongseong historicalContext Japanese occupation of Korea
linked to: Korea under Japanese rule
Imperial Crown Style appliedIn Korea under Japanese rule
Lee Kun-hee placeOfBirth Korea under Japanese rule