Yi Un
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Yi Un was the 28th Head of the Korean Imperial House, an Imperial Japanese Army general and the last imperial crown prince of the Korean Empire. Before becoming the heir apparent to Sunjong of Korea i
Yi Un as a lieutenant of the IJA, 1920s
Yi and Itō Hirobumi
Yi and his wife Yi Bangja (Princess Masako), 1923
From right to left: Yi Un's nephews Prince Yi Wu, Prince Yi Geon and Yi Un as officers of the Imperial Japanese Army, together with members of the Japanese imperial family at the Yasukuni Shrine, 1938
Sunjong of Korea
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Sunjong, personal name Yi Cheok, also known as the Yunghui Emperor, was the last Korean monarch. He ascended to the throne upon the forced abdication of his father, Emperor Gojong. Hence, Sunjong has
Sunjong in c. 1910
The Emperor, Queen, and Yi On, the Crown Prince, but not the child of the Emperor. The Emperor and his second wife. Image collected in the United States.
Emperor Gojong and the Crown Prince Sunjong
Sunjong wearing Court uniform and dress of Korean Empire, Japanese honors and Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum