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In December of 1884 a number of pro-Japanese modernizing Koreans launched a coup against the Joseon court.

The Enlightenment Party sought to initiate rapid changes within Korea to open its borders. They sought to eliminate social distinctions, including eliminating the legal privileges of the yangban class.


What if the Gapsin coup had been successful and a modernizing and pro-Japanese Korea had emerged in 1884?
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