sentences:  Japan assumed hegemony over the Empire of Korea with the Eulsa Treaty of 1905.Emperor Gojong of Korea sent three secret emissaries, Yi Tjoune (), Yi Sang-seol () and Yi Wi-jong () to the Second Hague Peace Convention to declare the invalidity of Japanese diplomatic maneuvers, including the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905 (Eulsa Treaty).Gojong's representatives asserted the monarch's rights to rule Korea independent of Japan.