Japan -- Korea treaty of 1905 - wikipedia Japan -- Korea treaty of 1905 This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( November 2017 ) For the earlier treaties between Japan and Korea in 1905, see Japan -- Korea Agreement of April 1905 and Japan -- Korea Agreement of August 1905. Japan -- Korea Treaty of 1905 The treaty on display Drafted November 9, 1905 ; 112 years ago ( 1905 - 11 - 09 ) Signed November 17, 1905 ; 112 years ago ( 1905 - 11 - 17 ) Location Jungmyeongjeon Hall, Hanseong, Korea Effective November 17, 1905 ; 112 years ago ( 1905 - 11 - 17 ) Signatories Japan Korea Japan -- Korea Treaty of 1905 Japanese name Kanji 第 二 次 日 韓 協約 Hiragana だい に じ に っ かん きょう やく Transcriptions Revised Hepburn Dai - niji nikkan kyōyaku Korean name Hangul 을사 늑약 Hanja 乙 巳 勒 約 Transcriptions Revised Romanization Eulsa neugyak McCune -- Reischauer Ŭlsa nŭkyak Alternate Korean name Hangul 제 2 차 한일 협약 Hanja 第 二 次 韓 日 協約 Transcriptions Revised Romanization Je - i - cha Han - il Hyeop - yak McCune -- Reischauer Che - i - ch'a Han - il Hyŏp - yak The Japan -- Korea Treaty of 1905, also known as the Eulsa Treaty, Eulsa Unwilling Treaty or Japan -- Korea Protectorate Treaty, was made between the Empire of Japan and the Korean Empire in 1905. Negotiations were concluded on November 17, 1905. The treaty deprived Korea of its diplomatic sovereignty and made Korea a protectorate of Imperial Japan. It resulted from Imperial Japan 's victory in the Russo - Japanese War in 1905. Contents 1 Names 2 Background 3 Formation of treaty 4 Treaty provisions 4.1 Controversy 5 Rescission 6 See also 7 References 8 Bibliography Names In the metonymy Eulsa Treaty, the word Eulsa or Ulsa derives the Sexagenary Cycle 's 42nd year of the Korean calendar, in which the treaty was signed. The treaty is identified by several names including Second Japan -- Korea Convention ( Japanese : 第 二 次 日 韓 協約, Korean : 제 2 차 한일 협약, 第 二 次 韓 日 協約 ), Eulsa Restriction Treaty ( Korean : 을사 늑약, 乙 巳 勒 約 ), Eulsa Protection Treaty ( Japanese : 乙 巳 保護 条約, Korean : 을사 보호 조약 ), and Korea Protection Treaty ( Japanese : 韓国 保護 条約 ). Background Following Imperial Japan 's victory in the Russo - Japanese War, with its subsequent withdrawal of Russian influence, and the Taft -- Katsura Agreement, in which the United States allegedly agreed not to interfere with Japan in matters concerning Korea, the Japanese government sought to formalize its sphere of influence over the Korean Peninsula. Delegates of both Empires met in Seoul to resolve differences in matters pertaining to Korea 's future foreign policy ; however, with the Korean Imperial palace under occupation by Japanese troops, and the Imperial Japanese Army stationed at strategic locations throughout Korea, the Korean side was at a distinct disadvantage in the discussions. Formation of treaty Jungmyeongjeon Hall, where the treaty was signed On 9 November 1905, Itō Hirobumi arrived in Hanseong and gave a letter from the Emperor of Japan to Gojong, Emperor of Korea, asking him to sign the treaty. On 15 November 1905, he ordered Japanese troops to encircle the Korean imperial palace and threatened the emperor in order to force him to agree to the treaty. On 17 November 1905, Ito and Japanese Field Marshal Hasegawa Yoshimichi entered the Jungmyeongjeon Hall, a Russian - designed building that was once part of Deoksu Palace, to persuade Gojong to agree, but he refused. Ito pressured the cabinet with the implied, and later stated, threat of bodily harm, to sign the treaty. According to 한계옥 ( Han - Gyeok ), Korean prime minister Han Gyu - seol disagreed, shouting loudly. Ito ordered the guards to lock him in a room and said if he continued screaming, they could kill him. The Korean cabinet signed an agreement that had been prepared by Ito in the Jungmyeongjeon. The Agreement gave Imperial Japan complete responsibility for Korea 's foreign affairs, and placed all trade through Korean ports under Imperial Japanese supervision. Treaty provisions This treaty deprived Korea of its diplomatic sovereignty, in effect making Korea a protectorate of Imperial Japan. The provisions of the treaty took effect on November 17, 1905, and it laid the foundation for the Japan -- Korea Treaty of 1907, and subsequent annexation of Korea in 1910. The treaty was deemed to have gone into effect after it received the signature of five Korean ministers : Minister of Education Lee Wan - yong ( 이완용 ; 李 完 用 ) Minister of Army Yi Geun - taek ( 이근택 ; 李根澤 ) Minister of Interior Yi Ji - yong ( 이지용 ; 李 址 鎔 ) Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Je - sun ( 박제순 ; 朴齊純 ) Minister of Agriculture, Commerce and Industry Gwon Jung - hyeon ( 권중현 ; 權重 顯 ) Emperor Gojong of Korea did not assent or sign the treaty. Other officials who disputed the treaty included : Prime Minister Han Gyu - seol ( 한규설 ; 韓圭卨 ) Minister of Finance Min Yeong - gi ( 민영기 ; 閔泳綺 ) Minister of Justice Yi Ha - yeong ( 이하영 ; 李夏榮, Later, however, he turned from opposing to agreeing to the treaty ) Controversy Gojong 's analysis of the `` treaty of 1905 '' Emperor Gojong sent personal letters to major heads of state to appeal for their support against the illegal signing. As of February 21, 1908, he had sent 17 letters bearing his imperial seal, to the following eight rulers : King Edward VII of the United Kingdom President Armand Fallières of France Emperor Nicholas II of Russia Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria - Hungary King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy King Léopold II of Belgium Emperor Kuang - hsu of China Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany, which was personally handwritten by Gojong In 1907, Emperor Gojong sent three secret emissaries to the second international Hague Peace Convention to protest the unfairness of the Eulsa Treaty. But the great powers of the world refused to allow Korea to take part in the conference. Not only the Emperor but other Koreans protested against the Treaty. Jo Byeong - se and Min Yeong - hwan, who were high officials and led resistance against Eulsa treaty, killed themselves as resistance. Local yangbans and commoners joined righteous armies. They were called `` Eulsa Euibyeong '' ( 을사 의병, 乙 巳 義兵 ) meaning `` Righteous army against Eulsa Treaty ''. Rescission This treaty, later, was confirmed to be `` already null and void '' by the Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea concluded in 1965. In a joint statement on June 23, 2005, officials of South Korea and North Korea reiterated their stance that the Eulsa treaty is null and void on a claim of coercion by the Japanese. As of 2010, South Korea was seizing property and other assets from the descendants of people who have been identified as pro-Japanese collaborators at the time of the treaty. See also Japan portal Korea portal Japan -- Korea Treaty of 1904 Japan -- Korea Agreement of August 1904 Japan -- Korea Agreement of April 1905 Japan -- Korea Agreement of August 1905 Japan -- Korea Treaty of 1907 Japan -- Korea Treaty of 1910 Anglo - Japanese Alliance Taft -- Katsura Agreement Treaty of Portsmouth Root -- Takahira Agreement Unequal treaty List of Korea - related topics Liancourt Rocks References Jump up ^ Korean Mission to the Conference on the Limitation of Armament, Washington, DC, 1921 -- 1922. ( 1922 ). Korea 's Appeal, p. 35, at Google Books ; excerpt, `` Alleged Treaty, dated November 17, 1905. '' Jump up ^ Clare, Israel et al. ( 1910 ). Library of universal history and popular science, p. 4732., p. 4732, at Google Books Jump up ^ Pak, Chʻi - yŏng. ( 2000 ). Korea and the United Nations, p. 6, at Google Books ; excerpt, ``... as a first step towards the final annexation of Korea in 1910, Japan forced the Korean king, Kojong, to accept the protectorate treaty ( known as the Ulsa Protectorate Treaty ) after Japan had defeated Russia in the Russo - Japanese War ( 1904 -- 1905 ), following its victory in the Sino - Japanese War ( 1904 -- 1995 ) '' ; Cordier, Henri et al. ( 1905 ). `` Traité entre le Japon et la Corée, '' Revue internationale de Sinologie, p. 633, at Google Books Jump up ^ Kodansha encyclopedia of Japan, Vol 4, 1983, p. 289 ; `` Ulsa is the designation in the sexagenary cycle for the year corresponding to 1905 '' ^ Jump up to : 을사 조약 ( in Korean ). Naver / Doosan Encyclopedia. Jump up ^ McKenzie, F.A. Korea 's Fight for Freedom. 1920. Jump up ^ 이토 히로부미 는 직접 ~ : 한계옥 ( 1998 년 4 월 10 일 ). 〈 무력 을 앞장 세워 병탄 으로 〉, 《 망언 의 뿌리 를 찾아서 》, 조양욱, 1 판 1 쇄, 서울 : ( 주 ) 자유 포럼, 97 ~ 106 쪽쪽. ISBN 89 - 87811 - 05 - 0 Jump up ^ United States. Dept. of State. ( 1919 ). Catalogue of treaties : 1814 -- 1918, p. 273, at Google Books Jump up ^ `` Deoksu Jungmyeongjeon ''. June 23, 2008. Retrieved May 4, 2009. Jump up ^ Uk Heo, Terence Roehrig ( 2010 ). South Korea Since 1980. Cambridge University Press. p. 9. Jump up ^ `` Independence leader Kim Koo ''. April 28, 2008. Retrieved May 4, 2009. Jump up ^ The history of Korea, pp. 461 -- 62, Homer Hulbert Jump up ^ Carnegie Endowment ( 1921 ). Pamphlet 43 : Korea, Treaties and Agreements, p. vii, at Google Books Jump up ^ The signers of the treaty have been criticized by later Korean historians as the Five Eulsa Traitors ^ Jump up to : Lee Hang - bok. `` The King 's Letter, '' English JoongAng Daily. September 22, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea ''. `` It is confirmed that all treaties or agreements concluded between the Empire of Japan and the Empire of Korea on or before August 22, 1910 are already null and void. '' Jump up ^ Julian Ryall ( July 14, 2010 ). `` South Korea targets Japanese collaborators ' descendants ''. telegraph.co.uk. Bibliography Beasley, William G. ( 1987 ). Japanese Imperialism, 1894 -- 1945. Oxford : Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198215754 ISBN 9780198215752 ; ISBN 9780198221685 ; OCLC 14719443 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Division of International Law. ( 1921 ). Pamphlet 43 : Korea, Treaties and Agreements. '' The Endowment : Washington, D.C. OCLC 1644278 Clare, Israel Smith ; Hubert Howe Bancroft and George Edwin Rines. ( 1910 ). Library of universal history and popular science. New York : The Bancroft society. OCLC 20843036 Cordier, Henri and Edouard Chavannes. ( 1905 ). `` Traité entre le Japon et la Corée, '' Revue internationale de Sinologie ( International Journal of Chinese studies ). Leiden : E.J. Brill. OCLC 1767648 Duus, Peter ( 1995 ). The Abacus and the Sword : The Japanese Penetration of Korea, 1895 -- 1910. Berkeley : University of California Press. ISBN 9780520086142 ISBN 0520086147 ; ISBN 978 - 0 - 520 - 21361 - 6 ; ISBN 0 - 520 - 21361 - 0 ; OCLC 232346524 Korean Mission to the Conference on the Limitation of Armament, Washington, D.C., 1921 -- 1922. ( 1922 ). Korea 's Appeal to the Conference on Limitation of Armament. Washington : U.S. Government Printing Office. OCLC 12923609 Pak, Chʻi - yŏng. ( 2000 ). Korea and the United Nations. The Hague : Kluwer Law International. ISBN 9789041113825 ; OCLC 247402192 Tae - Jin, Yi. `` Treaties Leading to Japan 's Annexation of Korea : What Are the Problems ?. 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Question: who negotiated an agreement with japan concerning the future of korea
Answer: Taft; the Korean Empire; Empire of Japan