Person1860 – 1939

Hayashi Gonsuke

Japanese minister in Seoul who signed the 1904 protocol and agreements and the 1905 treaty

Where they went

1
1904Japan–Korea Protocol of 1904diplomat
Having started the war with Russia and occupied Seoul, Japan forced a protocol on Korea that let it take over any Korean land it needed for the war.
2
1904First Japan–Korea Agreementdiplomat
Japan placed a financial adviser, Megata, and a diplomatic adviser, Stevens, in the Korean government; nothing in finance or diplomacy could be done without their consent ("government by advisers").
3
1905Eulsa Treatydiplomat
On 17 November 1905, with troops surrounding Gyeongungung, Itō Hirobumi forced a treaty stripping the Korean Empire of its diplomatic rights; a Japanese Residency-General was set up and soon meddled in domestic affairs too.

Gojong1852 – 1919
Twenty-sixth king of Joseon and first emperor of the Korean Empire
Durham W. Stevens1851 – 1908
American adviser imposed on Korea’s foreign ministry in 1904 who defended Japanese rule and was shot in San Francisco
Itō Hirobumi1841 – 1909
First prime minister of Japan who forced the 1905 protectorate treaty and became the first Resident-General; shot by Ahn Jung-geun at Harbin
Park Je-sun1858 – 1916
Foreign minister who signed the 1905 treaty, one of the Five Eulsa Traitors
Lee Wan-yong1858 – 1926
One of the Five Eulsa Traitors; as prime minister he signed the 1907 treaty, the 1909 memorandum and the annexation treaty
Homer B. Hulbert1863 – 1949
American teacher at Yugyeong Gongwon who wrote the Hangeul geography "Samin pilji" and, as Gojong’s secret envoy, protested the Eulsa Treaty and aided the Hague emissaries
Na Cheol1863 – 1916
Plotted with O Gi-ho to kill the five ministers who signed the Eulsa Treaty, and in 1909 founded Daejonggyo, a religion honouring Dangun

Seoul18 BC – 1988
From Hanseong Baekje to the June Democratic Struggle — the Han River land every kingdom fought for, and Joseon’s capital for five centuries