Gojong's internal exile to the Russian legation

Gojong's internal exile to the Russian legation
The part of the old Russian legation building in Seoul
Korean name
Hangul
아관파천
Hanja
俄館播遷
RRAgwan pacheon
MRAgwan p'ach'ŏn

King Gojong's internal exile to the Russian legation, also called the Agwan Pacheon incident (Korean: 아관파천), occurred in 1896 in Korea when King Gojong and his crown prince left the Gyeongbokgung palace to take refuge at the Russian legation in Hanseong (Seoul). The incident resulted in a temporary decline of Japan's influence in Korea and corresponding rise in Russia's influence.

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