Gojong of Korea
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Gojong, personal name Yi Jaehwang, later changed to Yi Hui, also known as the Gwangmu Emperor, was the penultimate Korean monarch. He ruled Korea for 43 years, from 1864 until his forced abdication in
Gojong in 1907
Portrait of Gojong (age 49), by Chae Yong-sin
Portrait of Gojong wearing Tongcheonggwan and Gangsapo
Gojong and the Crown Prince Sunjong with their Pickelhaube
Empress Myeongseong
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Empress Myeongseongtae, of the Yeoheung Min clan, personal name Min Ja-yeong, commonly known as Empress Myeongseong, was the wife of Gojong, the 26th king of Joseon and the first emperor of the Korean
Gojong of Korea
…from 1864 until his forced abdication in 1907, initially as the 26th king of Joseon, and then as the first emperor of the Korean Empire. His wife, Queen Min (commonly known as Empress Myeongseong), played an active role in politics until her assassination carried out by the Japanese. Gojong oversaw the bulk…
Photo of Queen Myeongseong of Korea, before 1895
Seal of Empress Myeongseong
A posthumous status representation of King Gojong and Empress Myeongseong, Elementary History of Korea (1908). No verified uncontested contemporary photograph of the empress has so far been found, though there has been much speculation as to whether a photograph might have survived.
The birthplace of Empress Myeongseong