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
Imperial Korean Armed Forces
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The Imperial Korean Armed Forces was the military of the Korean Empire, it was ended in 1910, when the Imperial Japanese Army annexed the Korean Empire and occupied the territories of Korea.
Imperial Korean Army barracks in Seoul, 1906
Military Training of Siwidae (Imperial Guards) in the Korean Empire
Cadets and officers of the Military Academy before 1900
Soldiers of the Imperial Korean Army, 1898