Gojong's internal exile to the Russian legation | |
The part of the old Russian legation building in Seoul | |
Korean name | |
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Hangul | 아관파천 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | A Gwan Pa Cheon |
McCune–Reischauer | A Kwan P'a Ch'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.