 Nokusvika kweJapan neKorea Chibvumirano cha1876, Japan yakasarudza kuwedzera nzvimbo dzayo dzokutanga dzokugara ndokutenga nzvimbo iri muBusan. Muhondo yeChina neJapan ya1894-95, Japan yakakunda umambo hweQing, uye yakanga yasunungura Korea kubva kuhurongwa hweQing China nekupedzisa Chibvumirano cheShimonoseki, icho chakamanikidza Qing kubvuma Yi Dynasty Korea senyika yakazvimirira. Japan yakakurudzira kuvandudzwa kweKorea. Zvisinei, mhuri yaitonga yeMin, kusanganisira Mambokadzi Min vakatora matanho ekudzivirira Japan nekuda kwekutonga kwayo uye simba mukati meKorea peninsula. Muna 1895, Mambokadzi Min akapondwa neJapan pashure pokunge atsvaka kusimudzira pesvedzero yeRussia uye kupikisa chinjo. 