The Tinderbox of the Amur Borderlands The banks of the Amur River (known as Heilongjiang in Chinese) had long been […]
The Tinderbox of Late Qing China As the 19th century waned, the Qing Dynasty found itself besieged by foreign powers […]
The Dawn of Russian Military Observation in Japan In the closing years of the 19th century, as imperial powers jockeyed […]
Imperial Russia’s Pacific Ambitions In the closing years of the 19th century, the Russian Empire made a decisive move to […]
A Surprising Proposal from an Expansionist Power In May 1899, the world witnessed an unexpected diplomatic move from an unlikely […]
The Powder Keg of Late Joseon Korea The final years of 19th-century Korea witnessed a geopolitical tug-of-war that would define […]
A Power Vacuum in Late Joseon Korea The political landscape of Korea underwent a dramatic shift in February 1898 with […]
The Geopolitical Chessboard of Northeast Asia In the closing years of the 19th century, Northeast Asia became a focal point […]
The Scramble for Chinese Ports in the Late 19th Century The final years of the 19th century witnessed a dramatic […]
A Royal Meeting with Global Consequences On July 28, 1897, German Emperor Wilhelm II and Empress Augusta Victoria arrived at […]
The Dawn of a New Era in Korea In the late 19th century, Korea stood at a crossroads between tradition […]
A Nation at the Crossroads: Korea’s Turbulent 1890s The late 19th century marked a pivotal era for Korea as it […]
The Geopolitical Chessboard of Late 19th-Century East Asia In the closing years of the 19th century, Northeast Asia became a […]
A Diplomatic Mission Amid Imperial Celebrations In May 1896, Japanese statesman Yamagata Aritomo embarked on a delicate diplomatic mission to […]
The Geopolitical Chessboard of Late 19th-Century Asia In the closing years of the 19th century, Northeast Asia became a focal […]
The Geopolitical Chessboard of Late 19th Century Korea As the 19th century drew to a close, Korea found itself caught […]
The Powder Keg of Late Joseon Korea In the winter of 1896, a dramatic predawn escape by King Gojong and […]
A Kingdom in Crisis: Korea’s Precarious Position In the winter of 1896, Korea—officially the Joseon Dynasty—found itself caught in a […]
The Prelude to Conflict: East Asia in the Late 19th Century The late 19th century was a period of dramatic […]
The Political Powder Keg of 19th-Century Korea The late 19th century was a period of intense imperial rivalry in East […]
The Precarious Balance of Power in Joseon Korea In the summer of 1895, tensions between Japan and Korea reached a […]
The Tumultuous Backdrop of Late Joseon Korea The year 1895 marked a critical juncture in Korea’s Joseon Dynasty, as the […]
