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  • [Japan] News from Korea: an account of a skirmish [involving Minister Ōtori]

    News from Korea: an account of a skirmish [involving Minister Ōtori]
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    Shelfmark： 16126.d.2(92)
    Title: [Japan] News from Korea: an account of a skirmish [involving Minister Ōtori]
    On the 23 July 1894, with the aim of toppling the Korean government and establishing a new regime under the Daewongun, the Japanese army attacked the Gyeongbok Palace and engaged the palace garrison. In this image the Japanese Minister Plenipotentiary to Korea Ōtori Keisuke escorts the Daewongun to the Royal Palace while their guard of Japanese soldiers is involved in a shoot-out with Korean troops.
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    [Shelfmark： 16126.d.2(92)]
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  • [China] Victory at Asan / Japanese slaves in the Korean capital

    Victory at Asan / Japanese slaves in the Korean capital
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    Shelfmark： 16126.d.4(33)
    Title: [China] Victory at Asan / Japanese slaves in the Korean capital
    On the 23 July 1894, with the aim of toppling the Korean government and establishing a new regime under the Daewongun, the Japanese army attacked the Gyeongbok Palace and engaged the palace garrison. In this image two different scenes are shown simultaneously. The lower left corner shows the Japanese army storming the Palace while the right side shows the fighting at Asan.
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Reference Code： C06060801900 Title： July 23, 1894 Telegram from Major-General Ōshima to the Chief of General Staff
This is a telegram sent before dawn on 23 July 1894 to the Chief of General Staff in Japan by Major-General Ōshima Yoshimasa, commander of the mixed brigade charged with attacking the Korean royal palace. It informs him of the plan to surround the palace the following morning at the request of Ōtori Keisuke, Japan's Minister Plenipotentiary to Korea.
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Reference Code： C06060802800 Title： July 23, 1894 Telegram from Ambassador Ōshima to Minister Mutsu stating the Korean government's dissatisfaction with the 2nd demand in his earlier communication
This is a telegram sent on the morning of 23 July 1894 by Japan's Minister Plenipotentiary to Korea, Ōtori Keisuke, to the Foreign Minister Mutsu Munemitsu in Japan. He states that since the Korean government's response to Japanese requests was unsatisfactory, Japanese troops have surrounded the palace and fighting has broken out with Korean forces.
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Reference Code： C06061761700 Title： July 23, 1894 Report from 16th Mixed Brigade
Report sent on the 24 July 1894 to the Chief of General Staff in Japan by Major-General Ōshima Yoshimasa, commander of the mixed brigade charged with attacking the Korean royal palace, outlining the previous day's attack.