Jan. 22: 19th Century Korea and Japan

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• Jan. 22 19th Century Korea and Japan
• I. Matters of Interpretation
• The Meiji Era
• III. The Opening of Korea

Happy (Lunar) New Year!
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• Korean History in 19th c. to 1894
• 1800. Death of King Chôngjo
• 1801. First Catholic persecution
• 1811. Hong Kyôngnae Uprising in
• the south
• 1862. Mass uprisings in the south
• 1866. Final Catholic persecution
• battles with French forces
• 1871. Battles against American expeditionary
• force
• 1876. Treaty of Kanghwa (Opening)
• 1882. Treaty of Amity Commerce with U.S.
• 1884. Kapsin Coup
• 1894. Tonghak Uprising
• 1894. Sino-Japanese War on Korean soil

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• Korean History in 19th c. to 1894
• 1800. Death of King Chôngjo
• 1801. First Catholic persecution
• 1811. Hong Kyôngnae Uprising in
• the south
• 1862. Mass uprisings in the south
• 1866. Final Catholic persecution
• battles with French forces
• 1871. Battles against American expeditionary
• force
• 1876. Treaty of Kanghwa (Opening)
• 1882. Treaty of Amity Commerce with U.S.
• 1884. Kapsin Coup
• 1894. Tonghak Uprising
• 1894. Sino-Japanese War on Korean soil

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• Korean History in 19th c. to 1894
• 1800. Death of King Chôngjo
• 1801. First Catholic persecution
• 1811. Hong Kyôngnae Uprising in
• the south
• 1862. Mass uprisings in the south
• 1866. Final Catholic persecution
• battles with French forces
• 1871. Battles against American expeditionary
• force
• 1876. Treaty of Kanghwa (Opening)
• 1882. Treaty of Amity Commerce with U.S.
• 1884. Kapsin Coup
• 1894. Tonghak Uprising
• 1894. Sino-Japanese War on Korean soil

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• Korean History in 19th c. to 1894
• 1800. Death of King Chôngjo
• 1801. First Catholic persecution
• 1811. Hong Kyôngnae Uprising in
• the south
• 1862. Mass uprisings in the south
• 1866. Final Catholic persecution
• battles with French forces
• 1871. Battles against American expeditionary
• force
• 1876. Treaty of Kanghwa (Opening)
• 1882. Treaty of Amity Commerce with U.S.
• 1884. Kapsin Coup
• 1894. Tonghak Uprising
• 1894. Sino-Japanese War on Korean soil

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• Korean History in 19th c. to 1894
• 1800. Death of King Chôngjo
• 1801. First Catholic persecution
• 1811. Hong Kyôngnae Uprising in
• the south
• 1862. Mass uprisings in the south
• 1866. Final Catholic persecution
• battles with French forces
• 1871. Battles against American expeditionary
• force
• 1876. Treaty of Kanghwa (Opening)
• 1882. Treaty of Amity Commerce with U.S.
• 1884. Kapsin Coup
• 1894. Tonghak Uprising
• 1894. Sino-Japanese War on Korean soil

Japanese troops landing in Inchon
Destruction of Pyongyang
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Korean 19th century history interpretive angles

• Insistence on autonomy (greatness)
• 2. Internal contestation over opening
• 3. Specter of JAPAN

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• Japanese History in 19th c. to 1894
• 1830s. Tempo era reforms
• Commodore Perrys arrival in Japan
• 1860s. Internal battles and political turbulence
• 1868. Meiji Restoration (beginning of Meiji era)
• 1871. Iwakura Mission
• 1877. Satsuma Rebellion
• 1889. Promulgation of Meiji Constitution
• 1890. Imperial Rescript on Education
• 1894. War with China