▁her ▁family ▁in ▁high ▁court ▁positions . ▁ ▁Japan , ▁after ▁the ▁Me iji ▁Rest oration , ▁acquired ▁Western ▁military ▁technology , ▁and ▁forced ▁Jose on ▁to ▁sign ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Gang h wa ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 , ▁opening ▁three ▁ports ▁to ▁trade ▁and ▁grant ing ▁the ▁Japanese ▁extr ater rit orial ity . ▁Port ▁Hamilton ▁was ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Navy ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 . ▁ ▁Many ▁Kore ans ▁des pis ed ▁Japanese ▁and ▁foreign ▁influ ences ▁over ▁their ▁land ▁and ▁the ▁cor rupt ▁opp ress ive ▁rule ▁of ▁the ▁Jose on ▁D ynast y . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁the ▁By e olg ig un , ▁a ▁modern ▁el ite ▁military ▁unit , ▁was ▁formed ▁with ▁Japanese ▁train ers . ▁The ▁sal aries ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁soldiers ▁were ▁held ▁back ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁ri oting ▁soldiers ▁attacked ▁the ▁Japanese ▁officers ▁and ▁even ▁forced ▁the ▁queen ▁to ▁take ▁refuge ▁in ▁the ▁coun tr ys ide . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁the ▁D ong h ak ▁Pe asant ▁Revolution ▁saw ▁far mers ▁rise ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁mass ▁re bell ion , ▁with ▁pe asant ▁leader ▁Je on ▁B ong - j un ▁defe ating ▁the ▁forces ▁of ▁local ▁r uler ▁Jo ▁By ong - g ap ▁at ▁the ▁battle ▁of ▁Go - bu ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 8 9 4 ; ▁after ▁the ▁battle , ▁Jo ' s ▁properties ▁were ▁handed ▁out