What the records say
- When
- 23 Jul 1894
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 37.58° N, 126.98° E
- Description
- battle between Japanese and Korean forces in 1894
Japanese occupation of Gyeongbokgung
1894 Japanese Army-Korean battle
The Japanese occupation of Gyeongbokgung Palace or the Gabo Incident occurred on 23 July 1894, during the ceasefire of the Donghak Peasant Revolution and the beginning of the First Sino-Japanese War. Imperial Japanese forces led by Japanese Minister Plenipotentiary to Korea Ōtori Keisuke and Ōshima Yoshimasa occupied Gyeongbokgung palace to restore King Gojong's father Heungseon Daewongun and establish a pro-Japanese…
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