Hague Secret Emissary Affair

The Hague Secret Emissary Affair (Korean: 헤이그 특사 사건) resulted from Emperor Gojong of the Korean Empire sending confidential emissaries to the Second Peace Conference at The Hague, the Netherlands, in 1907. == Background == Throughout much of the late 19th Century, Korea had been caught in the crossfire of several conflicts between the more powerful nations of Japan, Russia, and China.