Yamagata–Lobanov Agreement
The Yamagata–Lobanov Agreement (山縣・ロバノフ協定, Yamagata-Robanofu Kyōtei)(Russian: Протокол Лобанова — Ямагаты), signed in Saint Petersburg on 9 June 1896, was the third agreement signed between the Empire of Japan and the Empire of Russia concerning disputes regarding their sphere of influence over Korea.
With pro-Japanese and pro-Russian factions within the
Visiting during the
The Yamagata–Lobanov Agreement was signed in
The Agreement had two non-public provisions. In the first, Japan and Russia affirmed their mutual right to send additional troops to Korea in the event of any major disturbance, and in the second, both countries affirmed their rights to station troops in Korea until such time that Korea had its own modern army equipped to handle such disturbances. When Yamagata agreed to the terms of the agreement with Lobanov, he was unaware that only a few days earlier, the Russians had signed the
The Yamagata–Lobanov Agreement was superseded by the
See also
- Nishi-Rosen Agreement
- Russo-Japanese War
References
- Duus, Peter (1998). The Abacus and the Sword: The Japanese Penetration of Korea, 1895-1910. University of California Press. ISBN 0520213610.
- Gills, Barry (1996). Korea versus Korea: A Case of Contested Legitimacy. Routledge. ISBN 0415142318.
- Kim, Djun Il (2005). The History of Korea. Greenwood Press. ISBN 0313332967.
- ISBN 0810849275.