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Gabo Reform

Hangul	갑오 개혁
Hanja	甲午改革
Revised Romanization	Gabo Gaehyeok
McCune-Reischauer	Kabo Kaehyŏk

The Gabo Reform describes a series of sweeping reforms introduced in Korea (at that time called Joseon) beginning in 1894 and ending in 1896, during the reign of King Gojong, in response to the Donghak Rebellion. Hanja is the Korean name for Chinese characters. More specifically it refers to those Chinese characters borrowed from Chinese and incorporated The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language Romanization system in South Korea. McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language Romanization systems along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Donghak Peasant Revolution was an anti-government anti- Yangban and anti-foreign uprising in 1894 in Korea which was the catalyst for the First Sino-Japanese Historians debate the degree of Japanese influence in this program, as well as its effect in encouraging modernization.

The Gabo Reform is similar to the Meiji Restoration in Japan and produced the following sweeping changes and declarations:

Korea is a sovereign country (i. The, also known as the Meiji Ishin, Revolution, or Renewal, was a chain of events that led to enormous changes in Japan 's political and social structure For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. e. , completely independent from China). China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National
Only the King (and not the Yangban elite) is to control the government. The yangban were a well educated scholarly class of male Confucian intellectuals who were part of the ruling elite within Korea prior to 1910 and the republics period
Those with talent are to be allowed to study.
The army is to be established on basis of conscription, regardless of background.
Appointment to the government is to be based on merit alone.
Leather working, acting, and so on are to no longer be regarded as degrading work. Tanning is the process of converting Putrescible skin into non-putrescible Leather, usually with Tannin, an Acidic Chemical compound Acting is the work of an Actor or Actress, which is a person in Theatre, Television, Film, or any other Storytelling
Slavery is abolished, as well as the sinbun (class) system. As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another Social class refers to the hierarchical distinctions (or stratification) between individuals or groups in Societies or Cultures.

At the time, the ruling Joseon Dynasty was under intense pressure from outside to open up, reform, and modernize, with Russia, Japan, and the United States competing for influence in the country. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Gabo Reform was largely the work of a group of pro-Japanese public officials. Chinilpa (친일파 親日派 literally "people friendly to Japan" is a Korean word that denotes Koreans who collaborated with the Japanese government

The name Gabo (갑오; 甲午) comes from the name of the year 1894 in the traditional Korean sexagesimal cycle. Hanja is the Korean name for Chinese characters. More specifically it refers to those Chinese characters borrowed from Chinese and incorporated The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān

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