The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan–Korea_Treaty_of_1910" id="mw5w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910">Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910</a>, also known as the Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty, becomes effective, officially starting the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea_under_Japanese_rule" id="mw6A" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Korea under Japanese rule">period of Japanese rule</a> in Korea.