Geopolitics of Korea in the 19th century | Opening the Hermit Kingdom

Consider Supporting HoH: https://www.patreon.com/HouseofHistory In order to understand the Sino-Japanese war, the geopolitical situation of China's most important tributary state, Korea, has to be understood. The aftermath of the war ushered in a new era for China, Japan and the presence of the European powers in Asia, as the balance of power shifted. What’s fascinating is that the war was fought over the Korean peninsula, and there were so many power dynamics, intricacies and conflicting political interests going on, that it makes for a fascinating story to analyze the geopolitical situation of Korea, in combination with the Japanese and Chinese empire the decades preceding the war.

My Twitter: https://twitter.com/HouseofHistory1

Watch my documentary series:

End of Empire - Downfall of the Qing Dynasty playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLazn7eofVtjLnVJY6NyQX8JlVApf40DLs

Hitler's Spies playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLazn7eofVtjJGQ4c1q7mQhTh5vM54_17o

About the 'End of Empire' series:

China's Qing Dynasty was faced with internal rebellions, widespread corruption and natural disasters throughout the 19th century. Furthermore, it suffered humiliating defeats at the hands of Western powers and Japan. It makes one wonder how the Qing Dynasty managed to stay in power during this time. The Taiping rebellion will be the start of this series about the downfall of the Qing Dynasty. Over the course of several weeks, I will delve into the major events that happened in China from 1850 to 1911 and attempt to understand and shed light on the last death throes of the once mighty Qing dynasty.

The content of this video covers events, people or concepts via a lecture-style presentation that is educational and historical in nature. Every video is original content by House of History. The events relating to conflict in this video are portrayed in their historical context without either value judgment or an ideological message attached to it. There is no intent to shock, upset or disgust. The goal of my channel is to make interesting lecture-style videos, no more, no less.

Thank you for taking the time to check out House of History, I hope you will find the films informative, interesting and enjoyable!

If you have any feedback, questions or criticism feel free to leave a comment. Your opinion truly aids me in improving the content of the channel! If you have a question, feel free to leave a comment and I will either write a reply, answer your question in a Q&A video, or make an entire video about it!

Time Codes:

0:57 Geopolitical background: Japan
2:14 Geopolitical background: Korea
4:11 Rebellion and Restoration: Korea in the 19th century
5:45 Opening up Korea
8:04 The Hermit Kingdom no more
10:55 The Gapsin Coup

Sources:

Baum, R. (2010). The Fall and Rise of China. The Great Courses: Modern History.
Fairbank, J. K., & Reischauer, E. O. (1989). China: tradition & transformation (Vol. 57). Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.
Horst, D. (1977). Geschiedenis van China. Het Spectrum.
Spence, J. D. (1990). The search for modern China. WW Norton & Company.

Photos, paintings and imagery: Public Domain, Wikicommons
#HouseofHistory #History #Koreanhistory

Видео Geopolitics of Korea in the 19th century | Opening the Hermit Kingdom канала House of History