The Seikanron debate. Saigō Takamori is sitting in the center. 1877 painting.
The Seikanron (Japanese: 征韓論; Korean: 정한론; lit.'Advocacy of a punitive expedition to Korea'[1] or 'Proposal to Punish Korea'[2][3] or 'Argument for a Conquest of Korea'[4]) was a major political debate in Japan during 1873 regarding a punitive expedition against Korea. The Seikanron split the Meiji government and the restoration coalition that had been established against the bakufu,[5] but resulted in a decision not to send a military expedition to Korea.[6]
^Norman, E. Herbert; Woods, Lawrence Timothy (2000). Japan's emergence as a modern state: political and economic problems of the Meiji period. UBC Press. p. 85. ISBN 0-7748-0822-5. Inflamed by such incidents, and coming out in support of the Seikan Ron (advocacy of a punitive expedition to Korea) various cliques agitated immediate invasion of Korea.
^Yates, Charles L.; Saigō, Takamori (1995). Saigô Takamori: the man behind the myth (1. publ ed.). London: Kegan Paul International. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-7103-0484-1.
^Tsuzuki, Chushichi (2000). The pursuit of power in modern Japan, 1825-1995. Oxford: Oxford University press. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-19-820589-0.
^Saaler, Sven; Schwentker, Wolfgang (2008). The power of memory in modern Japan. Folkestone: Global Oriental. p. 223. ISBN 978-1-905246-38-0.
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