Joatongsangjoyak (Hanmun, Amun Gate)

This document is a treaty concluded between Joseon and Russia. Its content provides for free and perpetual trade between Joseon and Russia. At the time, Joseon's imports under the treaty included 39 kinds of goods such as farm implements and alcoholic beverages, 32 kinds such as amber, and 4 kinds of medicines, while its exports included 5 kinds of goods such as gold and silver, and numerous items such as red ginseng. On the Joseon side, the special plenipotentiary minister Kim Byeong-si signed the treaty on 15 May 1884, the twenty-first year of Emperor Gojong, and the Russian plenipotentiary minister signed it on 25 June of the same year. Emperor Gojong himself then signed it in person at Gyeongbokgung Palace on 16 August 1885, the twenty-second year of his reign. This document is an important source for the study of the history of diplomatic relations with Russia.

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Where it is

Region

Seocho-gu, Seoul

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산