aug 8, 1897 - East Asia 1897-1910 Korean Empire

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this empire was to establish their independence from China and Russia and Japan. their attempt at a step towards being a modern nation-state. they were trying to follow the modern trends but they are still an empire so they are not rushing into democracy. they want to be a nation-state. want to retain elite control because they were run by elites.

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