Gojong's internal exile to the Russian legation

Gojong's internal exile to the Russian legation
The part of the old Russian legation building in Seoul
Korean name
Hangul	아관파천
Hanja	俄館播遷
Revised Romanization	A Gwan Pa Cheon
McCune–Reischauer	A Kwan P'a Ch'ŏn

King Gojong's internal exile to the Russian legation, also called the Agwan Pacheon incident (Korean: 아관파천), occurred in 1896 in Korea when King Gojong and his crown prince left the Gyeongbokgung palace to take refuge at the Russian legation in Seoul. The incident resulted in a temporary decline of Japan's influence in Korea and corresponding rise in Russia's influence.