Dokdo in the East Sea is Korean territory geographically.Geographical records from Joseon Dynasty; Sejong Sillok Jiriji* and the Chronicle of King Sejong show this fact.
In these records, they indicate the islets as Usando.
Dokdo is located in the easternmost of Korea. Situated 87.4km to the south-east t of Ulleungdo, 151km away from the truce line, and 160km away from the Oki island of Japan. The latitude of Dokdo is between 131˚52'07"degrees north and its longitude is between 37˚14'12"degrees east.
In Sejong Sillok Jiriji, it is recorded that Dokdo and Ulleungdo are close to each other that Dokdo can be seen from Uleungdo but not from Oki island in Japan.
*Sejong Sillok Jiriji-
Geographical Apprendix to the veritable records of King Sejong, 1432
The residents of Ulleungdo recognized Dokdo as their belonging island since a long time.
In 1696, the sovereignty over Dokdo was finalized officially by receiving confirmation of Korean jurisdiction from the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan.
In 1905, the Imperial Japan officially declared Dokdo its territory in the opening stages of its forced annexation of the entire Korean Peninsula. It was consistent with the principle of national independence that Korea later reclaimed sovereignty over the island in upon liberation from the Japanese colonial rule 1945.
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