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1907년외교
Dispatch of Secret Envoys to the Hague
King Gojong sent Yi Sang-seol, Yi Jun, and Yi Wi-jong to the Hague Peace Conference to expose the injustice of the Eulsa Treaty, but Japan blocked their participation in the conference.
Key developments
- 세 특사 파견Three Secret Envoys
Emperor Gojong sent three envoys—Yi Sang-seol, Yi Jun, and Yi Wi-jong—to the Hague Peace Conference in the Netherlands.
- 회의 참석 거부Barred from the Conference
The envoys sought to expose the injustice of the Eulsa Treaty but were denied entry to the conference through Japanese obstruction.
- 고종 강제 퇴위Pretext for Abdication
Japan used the dispatch of the envoys as a pretext to force Emperor Gojong to abdicate.
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