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== The War ==
It is often said that the war truly starts during the Corean siege of Peking. It was in the capital of the Qing remnant state that some hardline Qing loyalists made a last stand, that in turn proved to last long enough to delay the invasion of Corea. However the overwhelming firepower and air power by the Coreans was enough and within 3 months the Qing forces are largely defeated. However at the end of those 3 months the Russians declare war on Corea, their first strike did not go into Manchuria as Corea suspected, rather it came from the air, a fleet of 95 bombers on the 9th of may conduct the first successful strategic bombing mission. The city of Sjimjang was razed to the ground by a firebombing campaign and many of the city's houses made out of wood were burned to the ground, setting the stage for the kind of war the conflict would become.
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Tauland suffered numerous air raids launched from Canton and civilian casualties were high. This turned Taulander public opinion against the war and pressured the government to cut ties with the Netherlands and expel their navy.
After the [[Great War]] erupted in Europe in May 1935, the Russia entered an alliance with [[Great Britain]]. Afraid that the Russo-Corean conflict would merge with the Great War and possible British intervention in the war, the Netherlands declared that the kingdom was dropping out of the war. It was unprecedented move that neither Russia and Corea expected. Their withdrawal in the war was immediately recognized by Russia, and the Netherlands started pulling their troops out of Corea. This inflamed Dutch-Corean relations, and the Coreans saw it as a betrayal of alliances (which they had likened to the similar Dutch betrayal of the Qing during the [[Sino-Corean War|1st Sino-Corean War]]. During the withdrawal, there were reports of violence among Corean and Dutch soldiers, but these reports were mostly unconfirmed.
On the same year, the Cantonese were able to siege down Peking, the capital of the Corean occupied Qing territory.
Russia was eventually able to enter the Corean capital, Hansjang, in 1935. However, fighting continued to occur in Southern Corea. Late in that year, the royal family of Corea clandestinely fled to Viet-Nam, demoralizing the remaining Corean soldiers loyal to the emperor. Not long after, Corean Nationalist-Republicans and Russian collaborationists were placed to administer Corea. The war officially ended in 1936 with the signing of the Treaty of Hansjang.
==== Corea ====
Corea was re-established as the Nationalist Republic of Corea, led by the local Corean Nationalist-Republican party. Though a nominally independent state, they were mainly under the influence of the Russians. A new constitution was drafted, which erased several aspects of the Corean state, including the monarchy.
==== Poeja ====
Poeja, with its ethnically mixed population of Han Chinese, Coreans, and Manchus, was formally annexed into the Russian National Republic as an Autonomous National Republic (ANR). The Russians allowed several former administrators to administer the Poeja Autonomous National Republic. The Russians also allowed the continued use of the Hankoel script for the different Poejan languages, including Corean, Mandarin, and Manchu.
==== Wah-hah Republic ====
The Russians recognized the considerable contributions of the Wah-hah Republic (Canton) to the war. Under the Treaty, Canton was granted Peking and the rest of the Corean Haboek, effectively unifying Qing territory into the nation.
==== Japan ====
The victory of Japan and its allies bolstered the popularity of the Japanese Emperor at home. However, the Russian government heavily underplayed its role in the war, mostly limited to naval blockades on the Dutch and Corean ports. Under the Treaty of Hansjang, the Russians awarded Japan the island of Tsushima and the Dutch port of Desjima but reneged on their promises of returning the ports of Maizuru and Idzu. This had caused the public opinion in Japan to turn against Russia and National-Republicanism. A few years later, Japan would forcefully retake Maizuru and Idzu from the Russians via military force, assisted and recognized by Great Britain.
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== See also ==
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