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This article is about the 1910 treaty. For the 1907 treaty, see Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty of 1907.
Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty
Japanese name
Kanji 日韓併合条約
Hiragana にっかんへいごうじょうやく
Rōmaji Nikkan Heigō Jōyaku

Korean name
Hangul 한일병합조약
(한일합방조약, 한일합방늑약)
Hanja 韓日倂合条約
(韓日合邦条約, 韓日合邦勒約)
Revised Romanization Hanil Byeonghap Joyak
(Hanil Hapbang Joyak, Hanil Hapbang Neugyak)


General power of attorney to Lee Wan-Yong signed and sealed by the last emperor, Sunjong of Korean Empire (Lee Cheok, 이척 李坧) upon compulsion in effect on August 22, 1910 (隆熙4年). Traditionally, the Korean monarch did not sign official documents with his name. In the situation which Japan held hegomony in Korea, the Korean Emperor was forced to follow new Japanese customs which originated in the Western World.[1] You can find the last emperor's first name(坧) above.The Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty was signed on August 22, 1910 by the representatives of the Korean and Japanese Imperial Governments, and was proclaimed to the public (and became effective) on August 29, officially starting the period of Japanese rule in Korea. The treaty had eight articles, the first being: "His Majesty the Emperor of Korea makes the complete and permanent cession to His Majesty the Emperor of Japan of all rights of sovereignty over the whole of Korea."

In modern Korea, the treaty is also commonly called "Hanil Hapbang Neugyak (한일 합방 늑약)," which simply means a coerced (and hence invalid) treaty ("neugyak") of Korea's annexation to Japan. The event itself is also called "Gyeongsul Gukchi (경술국치 庚戌國恥)," which means "the humiliation of the nation in 1910." The day it happened, August 29, is remembered today as "Gukchi-il (국치일)," that is, "the day of national shame."