Choxen (Toyotomi)

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Ch&#333;sen (朝鮮) is a former colony of Japan, equivalent to *here*'s Korea (both halves). It was Japan's first overseas conquest. The first troops arrived in 1592, and within a few years had overrun the entire kingdom. It was divided into several provinces (kuni) governed by various daimy&#333;. Manchuria and Ch&#333;sen were collectively governed by a kind of governor-general, Kat&#333; Kiyomasa. That office was later abolished, and they were governed as simply regions of Japan.

Over the centuries, Japanese influence gradually assimilated the Koreans and the Manchurians, so that today Korean is a minority language, and the Korean that does remain is heavily influenced by Japanese.

Periodic uprisings disturbed the peace between Ch&#333;sen and Japan, but by the middle of the 18th century, they were largely resigned to Japanese rule. Many Ch&#333;senjin immigrated to T&#333;bankoku.

By the mid-19th century, nationalism began a resurgence. Study of the Ch&#333;sen language enjoyed a revival, with some advocating a restoration of the pre-conquest form. In the early 20th century, Ch&#333;sen was given some degree of home rule.