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Gojong of Korea
1852Sep, 8

Gojong of Korea

Gojong of Korea (d. 1919)
Gojong (Korean: 고종; Hanja: 高宗; RR: Gojong; MR: Kojong, 8 September 1852 – 21 January 1919), was the monarch of Korea from 1864 to 1907. He reigned as the last King of Joseon from 1864 to 1897, and as the first Emperor of Korea from 1897 until his forced abdication in 1907. He is known posthumously as the Emperor Gwangmu (Korean: 광무제; Hanja: 光武帝; RR: Gwangmuje; MR: Kwangmuje).

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