HST 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: United States Forces Japan, Gojong Of Korea, Mahayana
Document Summary
Twelve centuries of uninterrupted development (aside from mongol invasion of 1231) One of china"s tributary states, independent but deferential to the middle kingdom. Limited trade with japan but otherwise intentionally isolated. English, french, and russian merchant and warships probe for trade. Opiium wars in china, treaty ports, colonies, i. e. hong kong. 1860 british and french sack beijing, the qing capital. Russia advances from the north, annexes territory from china, and reaches korea"s northern border, also insisting on trade. 9 french priests illegally in the country executed, with 40 converts, followed by widespread persecution of christians. Koreans drive off five american warships that sacked a korean town seeking restitution for the sherman. Japanese warships press the king into treaty of ganghwa: treaty-port rights including extraterritoriality (if a japanese person creates a crime in korea, japanese will be tried by japan) China advises self-strengthening: language learning, weapons manufacturing, military modernization. 1882 military uprising against reformers crushed by chinese forces.
