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Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910

(한일합방조약, 한일합방늑약)
(韓日合邦條約, 韓日合邦勒約)
The Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910, also known as the Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty (Korean: 한일병합조약), was made by representatives of the Empire of Japan and the Korean Empire on 22 August 1910. In this treaty, Japan formally annexed Korea following the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905 (by which Korea became a protectorate of Japan) and the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1907 (by which Korea was deprived of the administration of internal affairs).
Japanese commentators predicted that Koreans would easily assimilate into the Japanese Empire.
In 1965, the Treaty of Basic Relations between South Korea and Japan confirmed this treaty is "already null and void".