▁to ▁the ▁pe as ants . ▁By ▁May , ▁the ▁pe asant ▁army ▁had ▁reached ▁Je on ju , ▁and ▁the ▁Jose on ▁government ▁asked ▁the ▁Q ing ▁dynast y ▁government ▁for ▁assistance ▁in ▁ending ▁the ▁revol t . ▁The ▁Q ing ▁sent ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁troops ▁and ▁the ▁reb els ▁negoti ated ▁a ▁tr uce , ▁but ▁the ▁Japanese ▁considered ▁the ▁Q ing ▁presence ▁a ▁threat ▁and ▁sent ▁in ▁ 8 , 0 0 0 ▁troops ▁of ▁their ▁own , ▁se izing ▁the ▁Royal ▁Palace ▁in ▁Se oul ▁and ▁installing ▁a ▁pro - J apan ese ▁government ▁on ▁ 8 ▁June ▁ 1 8 9 4 . ▁This ▁soon ▁es cal ated ▁into ▁the ▁First ▁S ino - J apan ese ▁War ▁( 1 8 9 4 – 1 8 9 5 ) ▁between ▁Japan ▁and ▁Q ing ▁China , ▁fought ▁largely ▁in ▁Korea . ▁[ * The ▁king ▁made ▁a ▁deal ▁with ▁Japan ▁partially ▁out ▁of ▁isol ation ist ▁views ▁and ▁conserv ative - mis og yn istic ▁dist rust ▁of ▁the ▁queen ' s ▁support ▁for ▁open ▁trade ▁policies ▁towards ▁the ▁Western ▁civil izations ▁and ▁China . ▁ ▁He ▁ended ▁up ▁pre empt ing ▁a ▁specific ▁dis adv antage ous , ▁exclusive ▁neg ot iation ▁with ▁Japan ▁previous ▁to ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁decision , ▁which ▁was ▁later ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁political ▁prem ise ▁for ▁Japan ▁to ▁w age ▁military ▁action . ▁ ▁Sch ol ars ▁particularly ▁during ▁the ▁Jose on ▁era ▁were ▁tout ed ▁for ▁express