Timeline: Korea under Japanese Rule, 1904–1945
Key events from the loss of sovereignty to liberation. Records of the people behind these events are searchable on this site (archive pages are in Korean).
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1904 | Russo-Japanese War; the Japan–Korea Protocol imposed |
| 1905 | Eulsa Treaty strips Korea of diplomatic rights — the Five Eulsa Traitors |
| 1907 | Hague emissaries; Emperor Gojong forced to abdicate; army disbanded — righteous armies spread |
| 1909 | An Jung-geun assassinates Itō Hirobumi at Harbin |
| 1910 | Annexation — Korea loses its sovereignty |
| 1919 | February 8 Declaration and the March 1st Movement; Provisional Government founded |
| 1920 | Victories at Bongo-dong and Cheongsan-ri |
| 1926 | June 10th Independence Movement |
| 1929 | Gwangju Student Independence Movement |
| 1932 | Patriotic attacks by Lee Bong-chang and Yun Bong-gil |
| 1938 | National Mobilization Law — forced labor intensifies |
| 1940 | Korean Liberation Army founded |
| 1942 | Korean Language Society incident |
| 1945 | August 15 — Liberation |
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