乙未の変について
日韓関係の展開
1963 年 1963 巻 22 号 p. 69-81,L5
詳細
1963 年 1963 巻 22 号 p. 69-81,L5
On October 8, 1895 (Meiji 28, the Year of Ulmi) a band of Japanese invaded the King's palace in Seoul and murdered the Queen. This event is known either as the “Case of Queen Min” or the “Ulmi Affairs.”
This crime was perpetrated by the Japanese Guards in Seoul, however, the arch-conspirator was the then Japanese Minister to Korea, Miura Goro. The actual murder of Queen Min was an act of Japanese ronin. Since the crime was committed under the direction of the Minister, the Japanese Governmsnt recalled Minister Miura and the staff officers of the Japanese Guards and a military tribunal held trials on them in Hiroshima. The tribunal, however, found the dependents not guilty on the ground of insufficient evidence.
As a result of this affair, Japanese prestige fell sharply in Korea and a way was opened for the increase of Russian influence there. The Japanese retreat, however, ended in 1900. The statement of Hara Kei which is examined in this paper demonstrates the negative policy of Japan in maintaing her state of retreat. In reality, Japanese diplomacy in Korea showed no particular change from the time of the decline of the Japanese prestige in 1895 to 1900.
