Japan–Korea Treaty of 1876

The Japanese - Korean Treaty of Friendship was an Unequal Treaty, which was signed between the Japanese Empire and the Korean Joseon Dynasty on 26 February 1876. The agreement, which the Ganghwa incident was preceded and was based on the model of the unequal treaties of Japan with the United States in 1853, recognized the independence of Korea and guaranteed Japan the right of extraterritoriality for its citizens and the opening of three treaty ports in Korea. These were the ports of cities Busan, Chemulpo and Wonsan.

The agreement is the efforts of the Meiji government, Japan included in that established by the Western nations international relationships in order to achieve the objective of the revision of the unequal treaties in the larger context.

Name of the contract

The Japanese - Korean Treaty of Friendship is also known by other names. He is also the Treaty of Ganghwa, called (Japanese江华 条约, Kōka Jōyaku kor 강화도 조약, Ganghwado Joyak. ). The name refers to the Ganghwa Island, on which the contract was signed.

But he is (丙子 修 交 条约, Heishi Shuko Jōyaku ) and in Korean as " Byeongja - friendship treaty " ( 병자 수호 조약 ,丙子 修好 条约, Byeongja Suho Joyak ) also known in Japanese as " Heishi friendship treaty ". The term " Heishi " or " Byeongja " (Japanese丙子;. Kor 병자 ) have its each of its 60 cycles bear its name from the Chinese calendar, a unique name. The name corresponds to the 13th year of the 60-year cycle of this calendar to which the contract was also signed.

Furthermore, there's the case in South Korea 한일 수호 조약 or韩日 修好 条约, which also translates as " Korean -Japanese Friendship Treaty " means.