Gapsin Coup

Gapsin Coup
Date December 4, 1884 – December 6, 1884 Location Hanyang, Joseon (present Seoul, South Korea) Result Coup failed
Belligerents
Radical Gaehwa Party Supported by: Empire of Japan	Extreme conservatives [ko]) Joseon Government Supported by: Qing
Commanders and leaders
Kim Ok-gyun Bak Yeonghyo Seo Jae-pil Takezoe Shinichiro	King Gojong Queen Min Min Yeong-ik Yuan Shikai

The Gapsin Coup,^[a] also known as the Gapsin Revolution, was a failed three-day coup d'état that occurred in Korea during 1884. Korean reformers in the Enlightenment Party sought to initiate rapid changes within the country, including eliminating social distinctions by abolishing the legal privileges of the yangban class. The coup d'état attempt, with Japanese support, began on December 4, 1884, with seizure of the royal palace in Seoul and the killing of several members of the pro-Chinese conservative faction. However, the coup was eventually suppressed by a Chinese garrison stationed in the country. Thwarted by the Chinese actions, some of the pro-Japanese faction leaders found exile in Japan. The event led to informal Chinese domination of Korea from 1885 to 1894. Within the Joseon court, Chinese influence grew particularly under the Resident-General Yuan Shikai.
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