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	Gojong of Korea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gojong, the Gwangmu Emperor (Korean hangul: 고종 광무제; hanja: 高宗光武帝; revised: Gojong Gwangmuje; McCune-Reischauer: Kojong Kwangmuje) (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.
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gojong_of_Joseon (640 words)

	Annals of Joseon Dynasty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Annals of Joseon Dynasty (known also as the Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty) are the annual records of the Joseon Dynasty, who ruled Korea, and were written from 1392 (year 13 of the reign of Taejong) to 1863 (year 2 of the reign of Gojong).
		Joseon established four separate repositories to store copies of the Annals: Chunchugwan (in Seoul), Chungju County, Jeonju County and Seongju County.
		Joseon printed five more copies after that war and stored them in Chunchugwan and the mountains Myohang-san, Taebaek-san, Odae-san, and Mari-san.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Annals_of_Joseon_Dynasty (454 words)

	Gojong of Korea - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Gojong, the Emperor Gwangmu () (8 September 1852–21 January 1919) was the twenty-sixth king and first emperor of the Korean Joseon Dynasty.
		His Imperial Majesty Emperor Gojong Tongcheon Yungwun Jogeuk Donyun Jeongseong Gwangeui Myeonggong Daedeok Yojun Sunhwi Umo Tanggyeong Eungmyeong Ripgi Jihwa Sinryeol Oehun Hongeop Gyegi Sunryeok Geonhaeng Gonjeong Yeongeui Honghyu Sugang Munheon Mujang Inik Jeonghyo of Korea
		Gojong of Korea, Children, Titles, His full posthumous name, 1852 births, 1919 deaths and Joseon rulers.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/King_Gojong_of_Joseon (642 words)

	Wikipedia: Emperor Gojong of Korea
		Gojong (1852 - 1919) (고종, 高宗;) was the 26th king and 1st emperor of the Korean Joseon Dynasty.
		Originally, Gojong's father, the Hungson Daewongun, ruled for him, but later, after Gojong had become an adult, Gojong ruled the country directly.
		Gojong attempted to save his country from foreign powers, but was forced to abdicate by the Japanese after he sent representatives to Hague Peace Conference, denouncing Japan.
	www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/e/em/emperor_gojong_of_korea.html (88 words)

	Joseon Dynasty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) (also Choson), sometimes known as the Yi Dynasty, was a dynasty founded by General Yi Seonggye of the Jeonju clan of Yi in the aftermath of the overthrow of the Goryeo Dynasty at what is today the city of Gaeseong.
		The Joseon Dynasty was the last royal and later imperial dynasty of Korean antiquity, perhaps the longest-lived actively ruling dynasty in East Asia, and one of the longest lasting royal dynasties in world history (it was the longest ruling Confucian dynasty).
		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.
	www.orindacaus.com /details/Choson_Dynasty (5738 words)

	Eulsa Treaty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Through the treaty, Korea ceded its foreign diplomacy to the Japanese Empire, became a protectorate of Japan, and in effect ceded its national sovereignty to Japan until the korean empire was empowered under the treaty.
		Although Emperor Gojong of Korea, the official head of state of Korean Empire, refused to sign the treaty, it was signed by five pro-Japanese Korean officials:
		In 1907, the Korean Emperor Gojong sent three, secret emissaries, including Jun Lee, to the second international Hague Peace Convention to protest the unfairness of the Eulsa Treaty.
	tso.fatechan.net /nph-proxy.cgi/000110A/http/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eulsa_Treaty (339 words)

	Emperor Gojong of Korea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		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.
		Gojong continued his late wife's policies to the end of his reign.
	emperor-gojong-of-korea.kiwiki.homeip.net (454 words)

	Joseon Dynasty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Joseon Dynasty was perhaps the longest-lived actively ruling dynasty in East Asia, and one of the longest lasting royal dynasties in world history.
		But, during the Joseon Dynasty, Buddhism was adopted as the national religion, and, in process of eliminating certain Confucian beliefs, Goryeo Chung Ja porcelains were replaced by white Baek Ja, which lost favour of the Chinese and the Arabians.
		Technically, 1894 marks the end of the Joseon period, as the official name of the state was changed; however the Joseon Dynasty would still reign, albeit perturbed by Japanese interventions such as in 1895, when the Japanese murdered Empress Min of Korea.
	en.explicatus.org /wiki/Joseon_Dynasty (2851 words)

	Joseon Dynasty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		During the Joseon Dynasty, a centralized administrative system was installed based on Confucian yangban scholars who acted as the counsellors to the king and made up most of the officer class of the imperial army.
		During the Joseon period, the metal printing press, invented during the Goryeo dynasty in 1232 AD, supplanted the wood-block printing press in China.
		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.
	joseon-dynasty.wikix.ipupdater.com (1767 words)

	Emperor Gojong of Korea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Gojong (1852–1919) was the 26th king and 1st Emperor of the Korean Joseon Dynasty.
		His domestic and foreign policies, however, proved to be successful in the face of the Japanese threat, mostly because they were cleverly directed by His brilliant wife, Queen Min, officially known as Empress Myeongseong.
		As a result, an enraged Emperor Meiji forced Gojong to abdicate in favour of Gojong's son, Sunjong.
	emperor-gojong-of-korea.area51.ipupdater.com (319 words)

	▒ The Center for Information on Korean Culture ▒
		Joseon was founded in 1392 by Lee Seong-gye with the support of the New Literati, which included Jeong do-jeon.
		The annals of King Gojong and King Sunjong, the 26th and 27th kings of Joseon, were compiled by the Japanese Government General in Korea according to the political objectives of Imperial Japan, and were consequently excluded from the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty.
		Completed Annals of the Joseon Dynasty were kept separately in history archives in both the capital and large provincial cities in the early Joseon era.
	www.ikorea.ac.kr /english/notice_show.asp?idx=219 (1465 words)

	Rulers of Korea - Gurupedia
		Another account is that the son of the last emperor Koubuldan of Paedal, reorganised the declining empire and renamed the country Joseon, land of morning calm.
		Joseon was the name of Korea during most the Joseon Dynasty, which ruled from the fall of
		Technically, the emperors should be referred to by their era names rather than their temple names, but the latter are commonly used.
	www.gurupedia.com /r/ru/rulers_of_korea.htm (1095 words)

	Deoksugung - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		This residence became a royal 'palace' during the Seven-Year War after all of the other palaces were burned in 1592 during the Japanese invasions of the Seven-Year War.
		King Seonjo was the first Joseon king to reside at the palace.
		After the official palace was moved to the rebuilt Changdeokgung, it was used as an auxiliary palace for 270 years and was renamed Seogung.
	72.51.33.237 /cgi-bin/nph-surf.cgi/010110A/uggc/ra.jvxvcrqvn.bet/jvxv/Qrbxfhthat (256 words)

	Korean History in a nutshell - China History Forum, chinese history forum
		Empress Myeongseong was the wife of Emperor Gojong, Emperor of the Joseon Dynasty of the Daehan Empire.
		The 474-year-old Goryeo Dynasty ended with the exile of King Gongyang and the death of Jeong Mong-ju, and was followed by the Joseon Dynasty.
		As the Lord High Admiral of the Korean fleet under the Joseon Dynasty, Yi led the fight against the Japanese during their first invasion of Korea during April 1592 in the Seven-Year War.
	www.chinahistoryforum.com /index.php?showtopic=1898&st=30&p=4695290&#entry4695290 (3541 words)

	Korean History - BoAjjang Forums
		In the end years of the Joseon Dynasty, Korea was surrounded by the great powers that yearned to occupy the Korean Peninsula.
		To retrive independence amidist much commotion, the last king of Yi Dynasty (Joseon) Gojong declared a new name for Joseon as Dae Han Empire and ascended himself as an “emperor.” In 1897, emperor Gojong, as cheonja(a son of heaven), offered a ritual to Sangjehnim at Jaecheondan (alter offered to heaven) in Wongudan.
		Through Goryeo and Joseon dynasties, the Korean regime were considered as feudal lords under the rule of the Chinese regime.
	forums.boajjang.com /index.php?showtopic=16667 (2250 words)

	Rulers of Korea
		Buyo is believed to have risen from the areas of Joseon in 2nd-3rd century BC.
		They claimed their inheritance of Joseon, and the rulers continued to use the titles of Tanje or the emperor.
		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 Japanese Colonial Period in 1910.
	www.knowledgefun.com /book/r/ru/rulers_of_korea.html (1423 words)

	Korea Flag
		This was during the 19th year of the reign of King Gojong of the Joseon Kingdom (1392-1910).
		Though China had been pressing Korea to use a dragon design on its national flag, Korea rejected this in favor of a blue and red yin-yang on a white field, a favorite Korean design since ancient times.
		King Gojong appointed Bak Yeoung-hyo as his ambassador to Japan in September 1882.
	www.koreaaward.com /korea/korean_flag.htm (1133 words)

	::: Tourism::Sightseeing :::
		Sejongdaewangneung is the tomb of King Sejong (1397-1450) and his wife Queen Soheon of the Joseon Era (1392-1910).
		This is where Empress Myeongseong lived until the age of 16, when she was made queen to Joseon's Emperor Gojong.
		At the valley gorge of Misan-ri, Yangseong-myeon of Anseong City is the Mirinae Catholic Shrine.
	english.kg21.net /tour/sightseeingSiteList.jsp?category=h (247 words)

	Korean Information Visit to explore KOREA
		Korea first felt the need for a national flag as it was preparing to conclude the Korean-American Treaty of Commerce, which was concluded on May 22 and signed on June 6, 1882.
		While aboard ship heading for Japan, Bak drew a national flag with a taegeuk circle but included only four trigrams instead of eight, and started using the flag on the 25th of that month.
		On October 3, Bak reported this change to King Gojong who formally proclaimed the Taegeukgi as the national flag on March 6, 1883.
	talay.psu.ac.th /iolweb/language/kr/Kinfo.htm (530 words)

	Dong-Gu > Rich Culture > Historical Characters > Song Byeong-Seon
		He was a decendant of a highly noted family and was a high scholar of the late Joseon Dynasty.
		King Gojong summoned him eight times to be the Inspector General, but he never accepted.
		This is where I shall die and I will not move from this spot unless my suggestions are accepted.」 King Gojong promised that his suggestions would be accepted and Nam Gyeong-Cheol, an official of manners, asked him to wait until his suggestions were processed.
	donggu.go.kr /english/04RichCulture/HistoricalCharacters/SongByeongSeon.jsp (574 words)

	GetviCom
		King Gojong, the 23rd king of Goryeo was the first king to move his royal office to Ganghwa.
		Particularly, King Taejong had assigned a Dohobusa to the district to take close guard, and the 14th Joseon king Seonjo had also strengthened the guard in the area to successfully keep out the Japanese army and cut connections between enemies in the north and south.
		Attacks made by French ships in the 3rd year of King Gojong of Joseon, American ships in the king's 8th year, and Japanese ships in the king's 12th year have all taken place in this area.
	www.getvi.com /eng/Search/summary.asp?seqno=1013 (555 words)

	Gojong info here at en.crankcalls.info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Deoksugung In 1897, after the incident when Emperor Gojong took refuge in the Russian...
		After Emperor Gojong abdicated the throne to Emperor Sunjong,...
		Whimsical tale of royalty and further naming controversy The last Choseon Crown Prince and grandson of King Gojong (1852-1919), Yi Gu, passed away exactly a year ago at age 74.
	en.crankcalls.info /Gojong (134 words)

	Korea - All about Korea and Korean (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		This was during the 19th year of the reign of King Gojong of the Joseon Kingdom (1392- 1910).
		King Gojong appointed Bak, YoungHyo as his ambassador to Japan in September 1882.
		the 4th ruler of the Joseon dynasty (1392-1910), set up a special committee of scholars in 1443 to create a new writing system specifically suited to the Korean language.
	www.kuksuldo.com /korea.htm (3324 words)

	Seoul - Palaces Part 3 Photo Gallery
		Changdeokgung Palace is composed of public official buildings, the king’s residence, and a backyard garden.
		This was a private residence of King Gojong's father, the next-to-last king of the Joseon Dynasty.
		King Gojong was born and grew up here until the age of 12.
	www.globalphotos.org /seoul-palace03.htm (113 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The date of construction of this Yaksajeon Hall is not clear but there are records saying that the roof tiles were replaced with the renovation of the roof of Jeondeungsa Daeungjun (main temple) in 1876, the 13th year of King Gojong of Joseon Dynasty.
		It follows the Dapo architecture style that was in fashion in the mid Joseon.
		It is the one ?story building of octagonal pavillian with three rooms from the front and two from the side.
	english.ganghwa.incheon.kr /culture/culture4_01_05.htm (102 words)

	List of Korea-related topics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		East Asian Tigers - Economy of North Korea - Economy of South Korea - Eight Provinces of Korea - Emperor Gojong of Korea - Emperor Sunjong of Korea - Era name - Eumseong-gun
		Kings: see also Rulers of Korea - King Gojong of Joseon: see Emperor Gojong of Korea - King Muryeong of Baekje - King Sejong the Great of Joseon - King Sunjong of Joseon: see Emperor Sunjong of Korea
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	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/l/li/list_of_korea_related_topics.html (939 words)

	donga.com [english donga]
		Approaching the end of the Joseon Dynasty, King Gojong granted the palace to Lee Yun-yong, then minister of defense, which was later used as the house of Min Kyu-sik, family members of the last Empress Myeongseong, and as a building of the Gyeongseong Electronic Company.
		In the wake of the establishment of the Republic of Korea in 1948, the head of the National Assembly resided in this place temporarily.
		Seonghyun, a famous scholar during the King Seongjong regime of the Joseon Dynasty, even called this area the most beautiful place in Seoul.
	english.donga.com /srv/service.php3?bicode=100000&biid=2005081650158 (409 words)

	parkerblog
		In Korean language, Korea is referred to as Joseon (,) in the North and Hanguk (,) in the South.
		It is usually assumed that Joseon originates from the transliteration of the native name into Chinese characters.
		In 1897, Emperor Gojong of Joseon became the first emperor of the newly formed Korean Empire (Daehan Jeguk,), or literally Great Han Empire, modifying the countrys old official name by replacing Joseon with Han and changing Guk (nation) to Jeguk (empire).
	parkerr0v4.blogspot.com (7074 words)

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