Emperor Gojong of Korea

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Emperor Gojong of Korea was the penultimate monarch of the Joseon dynasty and the first emperor of the Korean Empire, who ruled during a turbulent period of foreign intervention and modernization in late 19th- and early 20th-century Korea.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Emperor of Korea
King of Joseon
emperor
monarch
abdicatedInFavorOf Emperor Sunjong of Korea
linked to: Sunjong of Korea
alsoKnownAs Gojong of Joseon
Gwangmu Emperor
linked to: Emperor Gwangmu

King Gojong
associatedWith Korean Empire proclamation
Korean modernization policies
birthDate 1852-09-08
birthName Yi Myeong-bok
birthPlace Joseon
Seoul
burialPlace Hongneung
capitalDuringReign Hanseong
child Emperor Sunjong of Korea
linked to: Sunjong of Korea
convertedTo Roman Catholicism
countryRuled Joseon
Korean Empire
deathDate 1919-01-21
deathPlace Korean Empire
Seoul
dynasty Joseon dynasty
linked to: Joseon
era early 20th century
late 19th century
familyName Yi
father Heungseon Daewongun
firstMonarchOf Korean Empire
foreignPressureFrom Japan
Qing China
linked to: Qing dynasty

Russian Empire
givenName Myeong-bok
locatedInBurial Namyangju
mother Yeoheung Min clan lady
name Gojong
notableEvent Eulmi Incident
Gabo Reform period
forced abdication in 1907
proclaimed Korean Empire in 1897
penultimateMonarchOf Joseon dynasty
linked to: Joseon
positionHeld Emperor of Korea
King of Joseon
posthumousName Emperor Gwangmu
predecessor Cheoljong of Joseon
reignCharacterizedBy foreign intervention
modernization efforts
reignEnd 1907
reignStart 1863
religion Korean Confucianism
royalHouse House of Yi
sentDelegationTo Hague Peace Conference of 1907
spouse Empress Myeongseong
Empress Sunjeonghyo
successor Emperor Sunjong of Korea
linked to: Sunjong of Korea

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Deoksugung associatedWith Emperor Gojong of Korea
House of Yi royalTitle Emperor of Korea
linked to: Emperor Gojong of Korea
Gojong of Korea positionHeld Emperor of the Korean Empire
linked to: Emperor Gojong of Korea
Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905 rejectedBy Emperor Gojong of Korea
Japan–Korea Treaty of 1907 opposedBy Emperor Gojong of Korea
Hongyureung burialPlaceOf Emperor Gojong
linked to: Emperor Gojong of Korea
Emperor Gojong of Korea positionHeld Emperor of Korea
linked to: Emperor Gojong of Korea
Yureung burialPlaceOf Emperor Gojong
linked to: Emperor Gojong of Korea
Gyeongung Palace associatedWithMonarch Emperor Gojong of Korea
Gyeongung Palace renamedDuringReignOf Emperor Gojong
linked to: Emperor Gojong of Korea
Jeonggwanheon Pavilion builtFor Emperor Gojong of Korea
Jeonggwanheon Pavilion patron Emperor Gojong of Korea
Hamnyeongjeon Hall associatedWith Emperor Gojong
linked to: Emperor Gojong of Korea
Yi Myeong-bok alsoKnownAs Emperor Gojong
linked to: Emperor Gojong of Korea
Crown Prince Yi Cheok royalTitle Emperor of the Korean Empire
linked to: Emperor Gojong of Korea
Crown Prince Yi Cheok father Emperor Gojong of Korea
Crown Prince Yi Cheok predecessor Emperor Gojong of Korea
Gwangmu usedBy Emperor Gojong of Korea
Gwangmu usedBy Gojong of the Korean Empire
linked to: Emperor Gojong of Korea
Empress Sunmyeonghyo fatherInLaw Emperor Gojong of Korea
Empress Sunmyeonghyo spouseTitle Emperor of the Korean Empire
linked to: Emperor Gojong of Korea
Prince Uimin father Emperor Gojong of Korea
Princess Deokhye father Emperor Gojong of Korea
Hague Secret Emissary Affair initiatedBy Emperor Gojong of Korea
Hague Secret Emissary Affair involvesPerson Emperor Gojong of Korea