ocr: The Yi dynasty, founded in Seoul in 1392, ruled the kingdom of Korea until 1910. However, Korea became avassal state of China in 1644. 01860 Korea reacts to French and British occupation ofPeking by preventing Western intluence. la 1864-1907 Taewon'gun's: rule.. Korea remains the "Hermit Kingdom." la 1894-1895 Social and religious revolt. Rebels defeat government, which invites Chinese help. Japanese seize power. Sino-Japanese War-Japanese win. la 1896 King seeks Russian help. la 1904-1905 RussoJapanese War.Japan conquers Korea. 01910) Japan annexes Korea. a 1919 Independence protests all over ...
