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Keijō Post Office
was a post office building in Seoul (Keijō), Korea from 1915 to 1957. It was primarily associated with the 1910–1945 Korea under Japanese rule, Japanese colonial period in Korea, although it continued to be used by South Korea until its destruction. The building was inherited by the after the 1945 liberation of Korea, but was significantly damaged during the 1950–1953 Korean War. It was torn down and replaced with a different building around 1957. Seoul Central Post Office still operates on the location of this building today. Background Korea developed its first modern postal system in the Joseon period. Hong Gye-hun, who visited the United States with the first ever 1883 Korean special mission to the United States, Korean special diplomatic visit in 1883, began work on developing Korea's postal system after his return. However, he became embroiled in the Gapsin Coup in 1884, which delayed Korea's adoption of a postal system for several years. The post system finally cam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korea Under Japanese Rule
From 1910 to 1945, Korea was ruled by the Empire of Japan under the name Chōsen (), the Japanese reading of "Joseon". Japan first took Korea into its sphere of influence during the late 1800s. Both Korea (Joseon) and Japan had been under policies of isolationism, with Joseon being a Tributary system of China, tributary state of Qing China. However, in 1854, Perry Expedition, Japan was forcibly opened by the United States. It then rapidly modernized under the Meiji Restoration, while Joseon continued to resist foreign attempts to open it up. Japan eventually succeeded in opening Joseon with the unequal Japan–Korea Treaty of 1876. Afterwards, Japan embarked on a decades-long process of defeating its local rivals, securing alliances with Western powers, and asserting its influence in Korea. Japan Assassination of Empress Myeongseong, assassinated the defiant Korean queen and intervened in the Donghak Peasant Revolution.Donald Keene, ''Emperor of Japan: Meiji and his World, 1852 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |