1 | Ito assassinated Korean Empress Myeongseong (Queen Min). |
2 | Ito dethroned Emperor Gojong. |
3 | Ito forced Korea to ratify the Korea-Japan Treaty of 1905 and the Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty of 1907. |
4 | Ito massacred innocent Koreans. |
5 | Ito usurped the authority of the Korean government by force. |
6 | Ito plundered Korean railroads, mines, forests, and rivers and ponds. |
7 | Ito forced the use of Japanese banknotes. |
8 | Ito disbanded the Korean armed forces. |
9 | Ito obstructed the education of Koreans. |
10 | Ito banned Koreans from studying abroad. |
11 | Ito confiscated and burnt Korean textbooks. |
12 | Ito spread a rumor around the world that Koreans had wanted Japanese protection. |
13 | Ito deceived Emperor of Japan by saying that Korea was a peaceful country when actually the relationship between two nations was full of hostility and conflicts. |
14 | Ito shattered the peace of East Asia. |
15 | Ito assassinated the Emperor Komei, the father of Japanese Emperor. |