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Korea became a protectorate of Japan in 1895 when Japan forced Emperor Gojong of Korea to abdicate his throne and assassinated his wife, Empress Myeongseong of Korea.
Emperor Gojong of Korea had nine princes and four princesses, but only three princes survived childhood: the second son, Crown Prince Cheok; the sixth son, Prince Gang and the seventh son, Prince Eun.
Yi Haewŏn (born 1919) is the second daughter of Prince Imperial Ui of Korea, a fifth son of Emperor Gojong of Korea and his concubine, Lady Sudeokdang.
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In Korean, Korea is referred to as "Chosŏn" (조선; 朝鮮) in the North and "Hanguk" (한국; 韓國) in the south.
Korea continued to be a Japanese colony until Japan's surrender to the Allied Forces on 15 August 1945.
At the Cairo Conference on 1 December 1945, it was agreed that Korea would be free "in due course as one unified country;" at a later meeting in Yalta in February 1945, it was agreed to establish a four-power trusteeship over Korea.
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Korea was also known for having the world's best goldsmiths during the 7th-8th centuries at which time commerce and trade routes, via land and sea routes existed, between Korea and Arabia.
The Japanese attempted to exert direct influence on Korea but their failure to coerce led to the assassination of Queen Myongsong Hwanghu (1895) and the forced abdication of King Gojong(1907) in favor of his mentally handicapped son, Sunjong, who succumbed to Japanese threats and gave up sovereignty.
Korea became a protectorate of Japan in 1905.
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 Korean Imperial Household - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Korea became a protectorate of Japan in 1895 when Japan forced Emperor Gojong of Korea to abdicate his throne and assassinated his wife, Empress Myeongseong of Korea.
Emperor Gojong of Korea had nine princes and four princesses, but only three princes survived childhood: the second son, Crown Prince Cheok; the sixth son, Prince Gang and the seventh son, Prince Eun.
Emperor Sunjong (1874-1926), the 2nd son of Emperor Gojong with his wife, Empress Myeongseong; m.
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 Joseon Dynasty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Korea became a protectorate of Japan in 1895 when Japan forced Emperor Gojong of Korea to abdicate his throne and assassinated his wife, Empress Min of Joseon.
He is a son of Prince Gang of Korea, a fifth son of Gojong of Korea and currently a professor of history lecturing at Jeonju University in the Republic of Korea.
Koo and Nahm, Elizabeth NJ, and Seoul Korea: Hollym, 1998.
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 Flag of South Korea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The flag of South Korea is white with a red (top) and blue Yin Yang symbol in the center; there is a different fl trigram from the ancient I Ching (Book of Changes, called "Yeok" in Korean) in each corner of the white field.
It was designed in 1882 during the reign of King Gojong by Bak Yeong-hyo, the Korean ambassador to Japan.
Gojong proclaimed the Taegeukgi to be the official flag of Korea on 6 March 1883.
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 Online Encyclopedia and Dictionary - Emperor Gojong of Korea   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Gojong (1852–1919) was the 26th king and 1st emperor of the Korean Joseon Dynasty.
Following the invasion of Korea by Chinese, Japanese, and Russian forces during the Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895) and Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905), and the subsequent Japanese victories in both wars, Gojong was pressured to accept pro-Japanese advisors to the royal court by the Meiji Emperor of Japan.
Following the Protectorate Treaty of 1905 between Korea and Japan, which stripped Korea of its rights as an independent nation, he sent representatives to the Hague Peace Convention of 1907 in order to tell the world of the crimes of Japanese imperialism in Korea.
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 Rulers of Korea
Baekje was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea in the 1st millennium AD (along with Goguryeo and Silla), and fell to Silla in 660.
Jin (진), (Barhae (발해)) (Bohai in Mandarin) was an empire that occupied territory in Korea, Manchuria, and modern-day Russia during the Unified Silla period.
Joseon was the name of Korea during most the Joseon Dynasty, which ruled from the fall of Goryeo in 1392 until the beginning of the Republic of Korea in 1919.
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The Japanese imperialists took over Korea in a step-by-step fashion over a 15-year stretch, from 1895 to 1910.
An emperor is authorized to conduct worship of Heaven itself, as he was regarded as Heaven's progeny.
Emperor Kojong could act as "the son of Heaven", performing the Spring and Autumn ceremonies praying
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 Gojong of Joseon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gojong, the Emperor Gwangmu (광무제 光武帝 gwang mu je) (8 September 1852–21 January 1919) was the twenty-sixth king and first emperor of the Korean Joseon Dynasty.
Gojong took the throne in 1863 when he was still a child.
As a result, an enraged Meiji forced Gojong to abdicate in favour of Gojong's son, Sunjong.
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Being Emperor in the Roman Empire was not a constitutional office but rather a complicated collection of offices, titles, and honours, that were consolidated around a single person (while in the republic the "taking of turns", often in shared offices, had been the principle for passing on power).
In Ethiopia, Emperors claiming descent from the ancient King Solomon of the Israelites, and the Queen of Sheba, used the title of "Niguse Negest" which also translates to Emperor and is literally "King of Kings" as well.
In Japan a ruler in Yamato court was called "''Tenno''" (usually translated as emperor), although Japan is usually not considered an "empire" in the traditional sense of the word except during the brief period of the Meiji EraMeiji, Taisho and early Showa emperors.
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 The Ultimate Emperor - American History Information Guide and Reference
Being Emperor in the Roman Empire was not a constitutional office but rather a complicated collection of offices, titles, and honours, that were consolidated around a single person (while in the republic the "taking of turns", often in shared offices, had been the principle for passing on power).
In Ethiopia, Emperors claiming descent from the ancient King Solomon of the Israelites, and the Queen of Sheba, used the title of "Niguse Negest" which also translates to Emperor and is literally "King of Kings" as well.
Although the Emperor of Japan (born 1945) is classified as constitutional Monarch Emperor among political scientists, the constitution of Japan defines him only as a symbol of the nation and no law states his status as a political monarch or otherwise.
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Early Roman Emperor on the other hand avoided any type of ceremony or regalia different from what was already usual for republican offices in the Roman Republic : the most intrusive change had been changing the color of their robe to purple.
Instead, these first Emperors constructed their office as a complicated collection of offices, titles, and honours, that were consolidated around a single person and his closest relatives (while in the republic the "taking of turns", often in shared offices, had been the principle for passing on power).
Emperor Karl of Austria, the last ruling hereditary monarch in that country, "relinquished every participation in the administration of the State" on November 11, 1918.
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The first Latin Emperors of Constantinople on the other hand had to be present in the newly conquered capital of their Empire, because that was the only place where they could be granted to become Emperor.
Instead, these first Emperors constructed their office as a complicated collection of offices, titles, and honours, that were consolidated around a single person and his closest relatives (while in the republic the "taking of turns", often in shared offices, had been the principle for passing on power).
Emperor Karl of Austria, the last ruling hereditary monarch in that country, "relinquished every participation in the administration of the State" on November 11, 1918.
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 Joseon Dynasty Summary
The last ruling monarch was Sunjong, the Yungheui Emperor, who was demoted from his status as head of state in 1910, and surviving bloodlines of the Joseon Dynasty today primarily consist of the descendants of King Yeongchin (Crown Prince Euimin) and King Euichin (Prince Euihwa), Sunjong's younger brothers.
Korea became a protectorate of Japan in 1895 when Japan forced Emperor Gojong of Korea to abdicate his throne and assassinated his wife, Empress Min of Joseon.
After the Invasion and de facto annexation of Korea by Japanese in 1910, the Princes and Princesses of the Imperial Family were forced to leave for Japan to be re-educated and married.
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 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Gojong of the Korean Empire
Gojong, the Gwangmu Emperor (July 25 1852–January 21 1919) was the twenty-sixth king of the Korean Joseon Dynasty and the first emperor of the Korean Empire.
Gojong took the throne in 1863 when he was still a child.
Following the invasion of Korea by Chinese, Japanese, and Russian forces during the Sino-Japanese War (1894–95) and Russo-Japanese War(1904-1905), a struggle began for influence in the Korean peninsula.
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 History of the South Korean flag
Korea was occupied by Japan in 1905 and annexed on 22 August 1910.
The Republic of Korea was established in the southern (American) zone on 15 August 1948, which readopted the flag in the same year when the colours and shape were established by law.
The Japanese governor of Korea's flag was used that is light blue flag with Japanese national flag (hinomaru) in a canton like British blue ensign despite of a different color shade.
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 Koreana : Palaces of Korea IV - Vol. 21, NO. 4 July - August 2003
The word Daehanmun translates as ¡°Great Korea Gate,¡± suggesting that the renaming of the main gate was a reflection of Gojong¡¯s determination to revive a declining nation constantly undermined by foreign influences.
The dragon is traditionally considered to be superior to the phoenix and is the symbol of the emperor.
Hamnyeongjeon was where Gojong slept and later died in 1919 under the afore-mentioned suspicious circumstances that inspired the national independence movement of the same year.
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 Joseon Dynasty - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
The Joseon Dynasty (alternatively, Choson or Chosun) was the final ruling dynasty of Korea, lasting from 1392 until 1910.
Technically, 1894 marks the end of the Joseon period, as the official name of the state was changed; however, the Yi Dynasty would still reign, albeit perturbed by Japanese intervention, until the Japanese annexation of the Korean peninsula in 1910.
After the Invasion and de facto annexation of Korea by Japanes in 1910, the Princes and Princesses of the Imperial Family were forced to leave for Japan to be re-educated and married.
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The House of the Junju Yi-Shi, The Royal Family of the Joseon Dynasty, or Ishi Wangjo, was the final ruling Imperial dynasty of Korea, lasting from 1392 until 1910.
Emperor Mutsuhito Mutsuhito (睦仁), the Meiji Emperor (明治天皇, literally Enlightened Rule Emperor) (3 November 1852–30 July 1912) was the 122nd Emperor of Japan.
Sunjong was the last emperor of the Joseon Dynasty in Korea, ruling from 1907 until the Declaration of the Republic in 1919.
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Monarch - Meiji Emperor, Emperor of Japan (1867-1912)
Korea (Korean Empire) - Gojong, Emperor of Korea (1864-1907, King before 1897)
Austria-Hungary - Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary (1848-1916)
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His Imperial Highness Yi Seok (born 1941) a descendant of the Joseon Dynasty is one of two pretenders to the throne of Korea.
A grandson of Emperor Gojong of Korea, he styles himself as "His Imperial Highness, the Crown Prince Yi Seok", but he has no royal status or privilege since the Japanese Constitution abolished noble titles in 1947 and Korea became two republics in 1953.
Prince Yi Seok was born and raised in Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul during the Japanese occupation.
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 Japan Focus
In South Korea, the anniversary is observed with a commemorative ceremony in which the president delivers a speech.
When Emperor Gojong of Korea's Joseon Dynasty died in January 1919, rumors circulated that he had been poisoned by Japanese agents, triggering an angry backlash among Koreans.
Korea's 3.1 movement caught the attention of Li Dazhao and Chen Duxiu, both Peking University professors who later founded the Chinese Communist Party, and Fu Sinian, a leader of the university's student body.
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Empress Myeongseong was the wife of Emperor Gojong of the Joseon Dynasty of the Daehan Empire.
As a result, the Japanese minister to Korea, Miura Goro, faced with losing Korea, allegedly hired assassins to invade the Korean imperial residence and kill the empress in 1895.
Emperor Gojong, enraged over the event, posthumously awarded his late wife the title Myeongseong (bright or shining star) and enshrined her in Jongmyo, Korea's state shrine.
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 All words on Rulers of Korea
The rulers of Dongbuyeo submitted to the overlordship of Bukbuyeo in 86 BC and thus used the title of Wang, which means king.
King Gojong of the Joseon Dynasty became the first emperor (''Hwangje'' in Korean).
Emperor Gojong's reign was given the era name "Gwangmu," while Sunjong's reign had the era name "Yeonghui." From 1910 to 1945, there was also a Japanese Governor-General of Korea.
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 Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea
A royal court wedding ceremony between Korea's last Emperor Gojong and Empress Myeongsung was reenacted over the weekend at the courtyard of Unhyeon Palace in downtown Seoul.
Marrage ritual of Emperor Gojong and Queen Myeongseong (a.k.a.
The royal wedding reenactment of Korea's last emperor and empress is among the biggest of some 80 such events held at Unhyeon Palace put on stage twice every year in April and October.
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 Korea Embassy
History of North Korea - History of North Korea: Following World War II, Korea, which had been a colonial possession of Japan since 1910, was occupied by the Soviet Union (in the north) and the United States (in the south).
United Nations Command (Korea) - The United Nations Command (Korea) is the unified command structure for the multinational military forces supporting the Republic of Korea (South Korea or ROK) during and after the Korean War.
Seok, Prince of Korea - His Highness Prince Yi Seok (born 1941) a descendant of the Joseon Dynasty is one of two pretenders to the throne of Korea.
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