Korean Civil War (Eastern Manifest Destiny)

The Korean Civil War was a civil war in Korea (then known as Joseon) fought between forces loyal to Emperor Gojong and the Joseon Dynasty of Korea and forces loyal to his son, Sunjong. The war was fought between 12 September 1894 and 25 December 1905. The war began with the a Joseon invasion of Sunjong's Palace in Pyongyang and ended with the Battle of Kyongsong and the surrender of the Joseon Dynasty on Christmas day, 1905.