However, in October 1909, Hirobumi ITO was assassinated by An Jung-geun in Harbin of Manchuria, so after a short provisional term, Masatake TERAUCHI assumed office as the 3rd Inspector General of Korea (as of May 1910) and proceeded the preparation for the annexation of Korea, keeping oppression to Gihei War.
しかし1909年10月、伊藤博文は満州のハルビン（哈爾浜）にて安重根によって暗殺され、短い中継ぎを挟み寺内正毅が第三代韓国統監（就任は1910年5月）となり、義兵戦争への弾圧を継続しつつ韓国併合への準備を進めていった。