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Dokdo in the East Sea
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1. Dokdo Chronology
| Year | Historical Events |
| 512 | General Kim Isabu of Silla annexed Usan in the sixth month |
| 1246 | Kwon Hyeong-yun and Sa Jeong-sun appointed as Ulleungdo Provincial Placaters on the twenty-seventh day of the fifth month |
| 1392 | The country of Joseon was founded |
| 1425 | The Joseon government dispatched Kim In-u to Usan and Mureung to repatriate residents on the eighth day of the eighth month |
| 1531 | Usando (Dokdo) and Ulleungdo depicted in “Map of the Eight Provinces” from New and Expanded Complete Conspectus of the Territory of the Eastern Country |
| 1693 | March. An Yong-bok and Park Eo-dun were captured by Oya family fishermen and taken to Japan |
| 1696 | The Edo shogunate issued theTakeshima (Ulleungdo) border crossing prohibition to Tsushima domain and Matsue domain on the twenty-eighth day of the first month |
| Fifth month, twentieth day and fifth month, twenty-second day. An Yong-bok interrogated by Matsue domain officials. An Yong-bok presented “Map of the Eight Provinces” as evidence. Advocated Takeshima and Matsushima (Dokdo) as being Ulleungdo and Jasando under Gangwon-do jurisdiction. | |
| 1779 | Nagakubo Sekisui’s map does not include Takeshima (Ulleungdo) and Matsushima (Dokdo) as Japanese territory. They were marked in different colors from Japan and illustrated outside the border. |
| 1785 | Hayashi Shihei’s “Map of the Three Countries” shows Ulleungdo and Dokdo in the same yellow color as the Joseon mainland |
| 1787 | Ulleungdo was discovered by Captain Lapérouse of the French Navy vessel La Boussole on the twenty-seventh day of the fifth month. |
| 1836 | Imazuya Hachiemon of Hamada domain punished by the Edo shogunate for smuggling in Ulleungdo |
| 1849 | The French vessel Le Liancourt discovered Dokdo, and named the island as Liancourt Rocks on the twenty-seventh day of the first month |
| 1868 | Meiji Restoration |
| 1877 | March 29th. The Daijo-kan Udaijin Iwakura Tomomi declared to the Ministry of Internal Affairs that “Takeshima (Ulleungdo) and Matsushima (Dokdo) had no relations with Japan.” |
| 1897 | Korean Empire established |
| 1900 | October 25. Imperial Ordinance No. 41 of the Korean Empire was issued, and Ulleungjeondo, Jukdo, and Seokdo were brought into the jurisdiction of Uldo County. |
| 1905 | February 22. Shimane Prefecture governor Matsunaga Takeyoshi annexed Liancodo (Dokdo) via Shimane Prefecture Notice No. 40. |
| 1906 | March 28. Jinzai Yoshitarō and other Japanese officials notified Uldo County Magistrate Sim Heung-taek that Japan had occupied Dokdo. |
| 1906 | May 20. Deputy Prime Minister Park Je-sun issued “Order No. 3,” which stated, “There is no basis for Japan’s claim of Dokdo. Reinvestigate Dokdo’s situation and the activities of the Japanese and report back.” |
| September. Ulleungdo and Dokdo‘s jurisdiction was transferred from Gangwon-do to South Gyeongsang-do. | |
| 1910 | The annexation of Korea was completed on August 22. |
| 1914 | Jurisdiction over Ulleungdo and Dokdo was transferred from South Gyeongsang-do to North Gyeongsang-do. |
| 1946 | January 29. SCAPIN 677 ordered Japan to forfeit executive and political control over colonies and occupied territories and separated Dokdo from Japan’s domain. |
| June 22. SCAPIN 1033 established the “Area Authorized for Japanese Fishing and Whaling” and the MacArthur Line. It excluded Dokdo from Japan’s fishing territory. | |
| 1951 | The San Francisco Peace Treaty signed on September 8. |
| 1952 | President Syngman Rhee declared “the sovereignty of the adjacent coast” and established the Peace Line on January 18. |
| 1953 | The National Assembly of South Korea approved a “resolution to the Japanese government’s illegal occupation of Dokdo” on July 8. |
| 1954 | Korea installed territorial markers on Dokdo on January 18. |
| July 29. The Ministry of the Interior announced plans to place guards on Dokdo | |
| 1965 | The Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea signed on June 22. |
| 1968 | The Japan-Korea Fisheries Agreement adopted on December 18. |
| 1982 | Dokdo designated as Natural Monument No. 336 - Dokdo Algae Breeding Grounds on November 16. |
| 1997 | A dock installed on Dokdo on November 7. |
| The “Special Law on the Conservation of Ecosystems on Dokdo and Other Islands” enacted on December 13. | |
| 1999 | The New Japan-Korea Fisheries Agreement adopted on January 22. |
| Dokdo designated as Natural Monument No. 336 - Dokdo Natural Protected Area in December. | |
| 2000 | The Ministry of Environment designated Dokdo as Special Island No. 1 based on the “Special Law on the Conservation of Ecosystems on Dokdo and Other Islands” on September 5. |
| 2005 | Shimane Prefecture declared February 22 as “Takeshima Day” on March 16 |
| The “Act on the Sustainable Use of Dokdo” enacted on May 18. | |
| 2008 | A “reference manual for the course of study” for Japanese junior high school Social Studies stipulated the need for students to be taught that Dokdo is Japanese territory on July 14. |
| The “Joint Government Dokdo Territorial Management Policy” installed in accordance with the “Secretary of State Prime Directive No. 517” on August 4 | |
| 2010 | Japan’s Ministry of Defense described Dokdo as original Japanese territory in the Defense White Paper on September 10 |
| 2011 | Japan’s Ministry of Education published test results for junior high Social Studies textbooks. Dokdo was described as Japanese territory in junior high geography and civics textbooks on March 30. |
| 2012 | President Lee Myung-bak visited Dokdo on August 10. |
