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Sunjong (Korean: 순종; Hanja: 純宗; 25 March 1874 – 24 April 1926), personal name Yi Cheok (이척; 李坧), also known as the Yunghui Emperor (융희제; 隆熙帝), was the last Korean monarch.
Sunjong ( Korean: 순종; Hanja: 純宗; 25 March 1874 – 24 April 1926), personal name Yi Cheok ( 이척; 李坧 ), also known as the Yunghui Emperor ( 융희제; 隆熙帝 ), was the last Korean monarch. He ruled from 1907 to 1910 as the second and last emperor of the Korean Empire.
Sunjong (Korean: 순종; Hanja: 純宗; 25 March 1874 – 24 April 1926), personal name Yi Cheok (이척; 李坧), also known as the Yunghui Emperor (융희제; 隆熙帝), was the last Korean monarch. He ruled from 1907 to 1910 as the second and last emperor of the Korean Empire.
Gojong oversaw the bulk of the Korean monarchy's final years. He was born into the ruling House of Yi, and was first crowned on 13 December 1863 at the age of twelve.
Seongjong ( Korean : 성종; Hanja : 成宗; 19 August 1457 – 20 January 1495), personal name Yi Hyeol ( 이혈; 李娎 ), was the ninth monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. Before succeeding his uncle, King Yejong, he was known as Grand Prince Jalsan ( 잘산대군; 乽山大君 ). Biography. Early life.
Yi Un (Korean: 이은; 20 October 1897 – 1 May 1970) 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, who became the emperor in 1907, Yi Un was known as the title Prince Imperial Yeong (영친왕).
Aug 5, 2019 · Sunjong was the last ruler of Korea who descended from the Joseon Dynasty, which had ruled Korea since 1392. When he was dethroned in 1910, it ended a run of more than 500 years under the same family.
