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Daimyo are Japanese lords with large landholdings and a private samurai army, who paid no taxes to the government. The daimyo controlled the samurai, who protected the daimyo, and therefore are higher than them on the pyramid.
Japanese soldiers took control of Korea's royal palace. By the end of September, 1894, Japan's army was in control of most of Korea and its navy was in control of the Yellow Sea (Huang Hai). Korea's king, Min, found refuge in the Russian legation. Some Japanese were involved in the assassination of Queen Min, who had been making overtures to China and Russia.