Sunjong, Crown Prince Cheok (hwangtaeja), crowned Emperor Yunghui (Korean hangul: 융희제; hanja: 隆熙帝; revised: yunghuije; McCune-Reischauer: yunghŭije; March 25, 1874–April 24, 1926) was the last emperor of the Joseon Dynasty in Korea, ruling from 1907 until 1920. He is the fourth son of Emperor Gwangmu. Crown Prince Cheok was made Emperor Yung-hui when the Japanese forced the abdication of Emperor Gwangmu and his rein ended with the Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty of 1910. Temple names (Traditional Chinese: 廟號 Simplified Chinese: 庙号 Pinyin: miào hào;), are commonly used when naming most Chinese, Vietnamese (such dynasties as Tran,Anterior Lê and Nguyen Dynasty) and most Korean rulers of the Goryeo and Joseon Dynasties. ... Hangul is the native alphabet used to write the Korean language, as opposed to the hanja system borrowed from China. ... Hanja, or hanmun, sometimes translated as Sino-Korean characters, are what Chinese characters (hanzi) are called in Korean. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean (Korean: 국어의 로마자 표기법; 國語의 로마字 表記法) is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... Hangul is the native alphabet used to write the Korean language, as opposed to the hanja system borrowed from China. ... Hanja, or hanmun, sometimes translated as Sino-Korean characters, are what Chinese characters (hanzi) are called in Korean. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean (Korean: 국어의 로마자 표기법; 國語의 로마字 表記法) is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) 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 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Joseon Dynasty (also Chosŏn, Hangul: 조선왕조, Hanja: 朝鮮王朝) was the final ruling dynasty of Korea, lasting from 1392 until 1910. ... Note: This article contains special characters. ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... 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. ... Abdication (from the Latin abdicatio, disowning, renouncing, from ab, from, and dicare, to declare, to proclaim as not belonging to one) is the act of renouncing and resigning from a formal office, especially from the supreme office of state. ... The Treaty of Annexation of Korea by Japan was signed on August 22, 1910 by the representatives of the Korean and Japanese Imperial Governments. ... -1...

Consort

• Empress Sunmyeonghyo (純明孝皇后 순명효황후 sun myeong hyo hwang hu), born Lady Min of Yeoheung as a daughter of Min Tae-ho who was a leader of Yeoheung-Min clan, an extraction of Empress Myeongseong. But she died before enthronement of her husband.
• Empress Sunjeonghyo (純貞孝皇后 순정효황후 sun jeong hyo hwang hu), born Lady Yun of Haepyung as a daughter of Marquis Yun Taek-yeong.

Emperor is also a Norwegian black metal band; see Emperor (band). ... A lady is a woman who is the counterpart of a lord; or, the counterpart of a gentleman. ... Her Imperial Majesty Empress Myungsung of Korea Her Imperial Majesty Empress Myeongseong of Joseon (명성황후, 明成皇后, 1851-1895), more commonly known as Queen Min (閔妃), was the last empress of Korea. ... Pope John Paul I s enthronement as Pope on 3rd September 1978. ... Her Imperial Majesty Empress Sunjeong of Korea (born 20 August 1894 - 3 February 1966) was the consort of Emperor Yunghui (born 25 March 1874 - 24 April 1926), the last emperor of Korea. ... Marquis has many different meanings: Don Marquis was a writer, poet, and journalist. ...

His full posthumous name

• His Imperial Majesty Emperor Sunjong Munon Muryeong Donin Seonggyung of Korea
• (대한제국순종문온무령돈인성경황제폐하)
• (大韓帝國純宗文溫武寧敦仁誠敬皇帝陛下)

See also

• Rulers of Korea
• History of Korea
• List of Korea-related topics