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The Korean Empire, [b] officially the Empire of Korea or Imperial Korea, [2] was a Korean monarchical state proclaimed in October 1897 by King Gojong of the Joseon dynasty. The empire stood until Japan 's annexation of Korea in August 1910.
- Japanese Rule
From 1910 to 1945, Korea was ruled as a part of the Empire...
- Sunjong of Korea
Sunjong (Korean: 순종; Hanja: 純宗; 25 March 1874 – 24 April...
- Jiandao
Jiandao or Chientao, known in Korean as Gando or Kando, is a...
- History of Korea
Korean Empire effectively became a protectorate of Japan on...
- Timeline of Korean history
11 October. King Gojong proclaims the Korean Empire and is...
- Japanese Rule
The Korean Empire ( Daehan Jeguk, Hangul: 대한제국; Hanja: 大韓帝國) was established in 1897 and lasted between until 1910. It was the last time Korea was unified and independent. The empire was established when King Gojong declared himself “Emperor” of Korea . [1] After the First Sino-Japanese War, Korea was no longer a Chinese ...
Korea ( Korean: 한국, romanized : Hanguk in South Korea or 조선, Chosŏn in North Korea) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, now known as the Korean Demilitarized Zone. In 1948, two states declared independence, both claiming sovereignty over all of Korea: South Korea (Republic ...
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In 1897, when Joseon became the Korean Empire, some of the Joseon kings were posthumously raised to the rank of emperors. Joseon monarchs had temple names ending in jo or jong. Jo was given to the first kings/emperors of new lines within the dynasty, with the first king/emperor having the special name ( Taejo ), which means "great progenitor ...
The Korean Empire replaced the Joseon Dynasty which had ruled Korea for 500 years. Some have advanced that the declaration of Korea as an empire denoted the revival of the Samhan confederacies of the Proto-Three Kingdoms of Korea, advancing that the new title for Korea stood in the tradition of naming new states after historic states (Gubon Sincham, 舊本新參, 구본신참).
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