Korea Under Japanese Rule: Quick Facts

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Date	1910 - 1945
Location	Korea

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Antique map from 1902 showing Japan, Korea, and surrounding seas, with detailed labeling of cities, regions, and geographical features. Insets display the Kurile Islands, Liu-Kiu (Ryukyu) Islands, and Formosa (Taiwan) in greater detail. The map includes coastal outlines, major islands, and place names as they appeared in the early twentieth century.

Historical map showing Japanese territorial expansion in East and Southeast Asia from 1870 through 1942, with color-coded regions indicating the original Japanese empire, successive acquisitions, and areas occupied or conquered by Japan up to 1942. The map covers Japan, Korea, Manchuria, parts of China, Southeast Asia, and Pacific islands, with an inset locator map highlighting the full extent of Japanese occupation during World War II.

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Gojong, c. 1907

Artwork depicting Queen Min (Empress Myeongseong)

Historical map showing the main locations of the Russo-Japanese War (1904-5) in East Asia. The map highlights battles at Port Arthur, Mukden, Liaoyang, and Tsushima, as well as the Trans-Siberian Railroad route through Siberia and Manchuria. It includes the regions of Manchuria, Korea, the Empire of Japan, and nearby seas, with country boundaries as they were in 1904-1905.

Korean rebels, 1907

March First Movement demonstration at Pagoda Park

Procession of demonstrators during the March First Movement

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