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Encyclopedia > Emperor Gojong
Emperor Gwangmu of Korea
Emperor Gwangmu of Korea

Gojong (고종 高宗 go jong), the Emperor Gwang-mu (광무제 光武帝 gwang mu je) (born 8 September 1852 - 21 January 1919) was the 26th king and 1st emperor of the Korean Joseon Dynasty. The Joseon Dynasty (alternatively, Choson or Chosun) is usually preceded with the title Great. 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. ...


Gojong took the throne in 1863 when he was still a child. His father, Regent Heungseon (Daewon-gun), ruled for him until Gojong reached adulthood and ruled the country directly. It was during Daeweon-gun's reign that the main palace at Gyeongbokgung was restored as the seat of the royalty. 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Gyeongbokgung is a palace located in Seoul, South Korea. ...


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. 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. Empress Myeongseong used Russian and Chinese interests in Korea to defend her country from Japanese domination. Her domestic policies were also successful in industrializing Korea. However, due to the shift in the balance of power, the Japanese assassinated her and effectively ended any chance of Korea's remaining independent. Japan and Qing China fought the First Sino-Japanese War (or the Qing-Japanese War) during 1894 and 1895, primarily over control of Korea. ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) was a conflict that grew out of the rival imperialist ambitions of Imperial Russia and Japan in Manchuria and Korea. ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 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. ... Empress Myeongseong of Joseon (明成皇后, 1851-1895), more commonly known as Queen Min (閔妃), was the last empress of Korea. ...


Gojong continued his late wife's policies to the end of his reign. He proclaimed the Korean Empire in 1897 in order to defend Korea against Japanese aggression. 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. Although the Korean representatives were blocked by the Japanese delegates, they did not give up, and later held interviews with newspapers. As a result, an enraged Emperor Meiji forced Gojong to abdicate in favour of Gojong's son, Sunjong. The Korean Empire existed from 1897 to 1910. ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Hague Conventions were international treaties negotiated at the First and Second Peace Conferences at The Hague, Netherlands in 1899 and 1907, respectively, and were, along with the Geneva Conventions, among the first formal statements of the laws of war and war crimes in the nascent body of international law. ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Sunjong was the last emperor of the Joseon Dynasty in Korea, ruling from 1907 until the Declaration of the Republic in 1919. ...


Children

  • Crown Prince Chuk (Hwang Tae-ja), 4th son with his first wife, Empress Myungsung, (March 25, 1874 – April 24, 1926), (see Emperor Yung-hui); He was married to Miss Min, a daughter of Mr.Min Tae-ho, a leader of Yeoheung-Min clan, known posthumously as Empress Sun-myeong. but she died before her husband's enthronement. Chuk married again Miss Yun, a daughter of Mr.Yun Taek-yeong, a vassal. she became known as the Empress Sun-jeong.
  • Prince Gang (Eui-hwa Gun or Euichin Wang), 5th son with his partner, Lady Jang, (30 March 1877 - August 1955); He married Miss Kim Su-deok titled Princess Duk-in, a daughter of Baron Kim Sa-jun, a vassal of Korea
  • Prince Wu, 9th son with his partner, Lady Bohyun; Unfortunately, He died in infancy.
  • Princess Dukhye (Dukhye Ong-ju), 4th daughter with his partner, Lady Bok-nyung, (25 May 1912 - 11 April 1989); She married Count Takeyuki Sou, a japanese nobleman of Tsushima.

A prince (from the Latin princeps) is a male member of royalty or a royal family. ... April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ... 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... A Crown Prince or Crown Princess is the heir or heiress apparent to the throne in a royal or imperial monarchy. ... March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sunjong was the last emperor of the Joseon Dynasty in Korea, ruling from 1907 until the Declaration of the Republic in 1919. ... March 30 is the 89th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (90th in Leap years). ... 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Various rulers or governments of Europe, of Tonga and of Japan bestow or recognise the title of baron. ... Korea is a formerly unified country, situated on the Korean Peninsula in northern East Asia, bordering on China to the west and Russia to the north. ... A prince (from the Latin princeps) is a male member of royalty or a royal family. ... October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince Eun (李垠 이은), hwang tae ja yeong chin wang jeon ha (皇太子英親王殿下 황태자 영친왕 전하), (born 20 October 1897 - 1 May 1970) is the 28th Head of Korean Imperial Household, and last Crown Prince (皇太子 황태자 hwang tae ja) of Korea. ... Her Imperial Highness Crown Princess Bang-ja of Korea (英親王妃李方子殿下 영친왕비 이방자 전하 ; 4 November 1901-30 April 1989) was the consort of Crown Prince Eun of Korea. ... A prince (from the Latin princeps) is a male member of royalty or a royal family. ... 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A prince (from the Latin princeps) is a male member of royalty or a royal family. ... Her Imperial Highness Princess Duk-hye of Korea (德惠翁主 덕혜옹주 deok hye ong ju), (born 25 May 1912 - 21 April 1989) is last Princess of Korea. ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ... April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tsushima is the name of several places in Japan: Tsushima, Aichi Tsushima, Nagasaki Tsushima province Tsushima Strait This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

His full posthumous name

  • His Imperial Majesty Emperor Gojong-Tongchun-Yungwun-Jogeuk-Donyun-Jungseong-Gwangeui-Myunggong-Daedeok-Yojun-Sunhwi-Wumo-Tanggyung-Eungmyung-Ripgi-Jihwa-Sinryul-Oehun-Hongeop-Gyegi-Sunryuk-Geonhaeng-Gonjeong-Yeongeui-Honghyu-Sugang-Munheon-Mujang-Inik-Jeonghyo of Korea
  • (대한제국고종통천융운조극돈윤정성광의명공대덕요준순휘우모탕경응명립기지화신렬외훈홍업계기선력건행곤정영의홍휴수강문헌무장인익정효황제폐하)
  • (大韓帝國高宗統天隆運肇極敦倫正聖光義明功大德堯峻舜徽禹謨湯敬應命立紀至化神烈巍勳洪業啓基宣曆乾行坤定英毅弘休壽康文憲武章仁翼貞孝皇帝陛下)

See also

  • List of Korea-related topics
  • History of Korea
Preceded by:
Cheol-jong		 Emperor of Korea Heir-Apparent:
Sunjong

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Genealogy of Joseon Monarchs - New World Encyclopedia (2085 words)
Monarchs in the Joseon Dynasty of Korea are descended from Emperor Taejo of the Jeonju Lee lineage.
Taejo was posthumeously given the title Emperor by Emperor Gojong in recognition of his contribution as founder of the Dynasty.
Gojong's course was further compromised by having ascended to the throne at a young age, which meant he did not rule directly; his father, Daewongun, controlled the throne during the early part of Gojong's reign, and later his wife, Queen Min, and her clan gained much of the control.
Deoksugung - Galbijim (1125 words)
After Emperor Gojong left from hiding in the Russian Embassy in 1897, he made the palace once again the official royal residence and renamed it back to Gyungwungung, and began an expansion which saw the first and by far most extensive introduction of western architecture to a Korean palace.
In 1897, after the incident when Emperor Gojong took refuge in the Russian Embassy, he returned to the palace and renamed it Gyungwungung again, and began to expand it.
Emperor Gojong used this building to receive high ranking officers and foreign envoys, and after his death portraits of him and Emperor Sunjong were enshrined here.
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