The revolt of 1894-95, known as the…
1888 CE to 1899 CE
The revolt of 1894-95, known as the Donghak Rebellion, had international repercussions.
Like the Taiping rebels in China thirty years earlier, the Donghak participants are fired by religious fervor as well as by indignation about the corrupt and oppressive government.
The rebellion spreads from the southwest to the central region of the peninsula, menacing Seoul.
The Korean court apparently feels unable to cope with the rebels and invites China to send troops to quell the rebellion.
This move gives Japan a pretext to dispatch troops to Korea.
The two countries soon engage in the First Sino-Japanese War (1894-95), which accelerates the demise of the Qing Dynasty in China.
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