Japan–Korea Treaty of 1907

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bilateral treaty international agreement unequal treaty

The Japan–Korea Treaty of 1907 was an unequal agreement that further stripped the Korean Empire of its sovereignty and solidified Japan’s control, paving the way for Korea’s eventual annexation.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Japan–Korea Treaty of 1907 canonical	2
1907 Japan–Korea Treaty	1
Japan–Korea Treaty of 1904	1
Korea–Japan Treaty of 1907	1
Third Japan–Korea Agreement	1
第三次日韓協約	1
第二次日韓協約	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2787314 — 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 1907
Context triple: [Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty, precededBy, Japan–Korea Treaty of 1907]

A. Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905
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.
B. 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.
C. 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.
D. 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.
E. 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.
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 1907
Target entity description: The Japan–Korea Treaty of 1907 was an unequal agreement that further stripped the Korean Empire of its sovereignty and solidified Japan’s control, paving the way for Korea’s eventual annexation.

A. Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905
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.
B. 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.
C. 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.
D. 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.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bilateral treaty ⓘ international agreement ⓘ unequal treaty ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Jeongmi Treaty ⓘ linked to: Jungmi Treaty Jungmi Treaty ⓘ Korea–Japan Treaty of 1907 ⓘ linked to: Japan–Korea Treaty of 1907
appliesToJurisdiction	Japanese protectorate over Korea ⓘ Korean Empire ⓘ
causeOf	increased Korean resistance to Japanese rule ⓘ
consequence	accession of Emperor Sunjong ⓘ forced abdication of Emperor Gojong ⓘ
context	Japanese imperial expansion in East Asia ⓘ protectorate system imposed on Korea ⓘ
countryAffected	Japan ⓘ Korean Empire ⓘ
dateSigned	1907-07-24 ⓘ
effect	allowed Japan to appoint Korean government officials ⓘ further reduced Korean sovereignty ⓘ paved the way for the annexation of Korea ⓘ placed Korean internal administration under Japanese supervision ⓘ restricted diplomatic activities of the Korean Empire ⓘ strengthened Japanese control over Korea ⓘ
field	East Asian history ⓘ international law ⓘ
follows	Hague Secret Emissary Affair ⓘ
genre	political treaty ⓘ
hasPart	clauses limiting Korean diplomatic rights ⓘ clauses on appointment of Korean officials by Japan ⓘ clauses on control of Korean military and police ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Japanese protectorate over Korea ⓘ Korean Empire period ⓘ
language	Japanese ⓘ Korean ⓘ
legalStatus	considered an unequal treaty ⓘ regarded as coerced by Japan ⓘ
opposedBy	Emperor Gojong of Korea ⓘ
placeSigned	Seoul ⓘ
precedes	Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910 ⓘ linked to: Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty
relatedEvent	Annexation of Korea by Japan ⓘ linked to: Annexation of Korea Japan–Korea Treaty of 1904 ⓘ linked to: Japan–Korea Treaty of 1907 Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905 ⓘ
signatory	Empire of Japan ⓘ linked to: Imperial Japan Korean Empire ⓘ
signedBy	Itō Hirobumi ⓘ Ye Wanyong ⓘ
subject	Japanese control over Korean administration ⓘ restriction of Korean sovereignty ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

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

Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty → precededBy → Japan–Korea Treaty of 1907 ⓘ

Annexation of Korea → precededBy → Japan–Korea Treaty of 1907 ⓘ

韓国統監 → 設置根拠 → 第二次日韓協約 ⓘ