Japanese Korea
Japanese Korea was a colony in Korea (East Asia) that lasted from 1910 to 1945 CE, about 35 years. Its people spoke Japonic languages (Japanese, Ryukyuan).
Korea under the Japanese Government-General. The March 1st Movement of 1919 was crushed, Koreans were forced to take Japanese names, and hundreds of thousands were mobilized as laborers, soldiers and sex slaves.
See Japanese Korea on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- 1910 to 1945 CE
- Duration
- 35 years
- Type
- Colony
- Region
- Korea, East Asia
- Language family
- Japonic
- Capital
- Keijo (Seoul)
Came from
Became
Events in East Asia during its time
- Xinhai Revolution
- War with Japan and the Nanjing massacre
- Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Neighbours in East Asia
- Qing dynasty
- Empire of Japan
- Ganden Phodrang (Dalai Lama government)
- Republic of China (mainland)
- Portuguese Macau
- British Hong Kong
- Japanese Taiwan
- Kwantung Leased Territory
- Beiyang government
- Fengtian clique
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Ottoman Empire
- Ottoman Empire
- Portuguese Empire
- Kingdom of Kongo
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Haiti
- Russian Empire
- Dutch East Indies
Questions
When did Japanese Korea exist?
1910 to 1945 CE, about 35 years.
Where was Japanese Korea?
Korea, in East Asia. Its capital was Keijo (Seoul).
What language did Japanese Korea speak?
Japonic. This family includes Japanese, Ryukyuan.
What came before Japanese Korea?
Korean Empire.
What came after Japanese Korea?
North Korea and South Korea.