Korean Empire facts for kids

The Korean Empire (Daehan Jeguk, Hangul: 대한제국; Hanja: 大韓帝國) lasted between 1897 and 1910. It was the last time Korea was unified and independent. After the First Sino-Japanese War, Korea was no longer a Chinese tributary state. But then in 1910, Japan annexed Korea. Korea became a Japanese colony until 1945. Then after the Korean War it split.

Images for kids

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  Hwangudan in c. 1906.

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  First Naval Ship of Korean Empire, KIS Yangmu

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  Part of the old Russian legation building in Seoul. In 1896, King Gojong and his crown prince took refuge from the Gyeongbok Palace at the Russian legation in Seoul.

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  In 1900, Western attire became the official uniform for the Korean civil officials. Several years later, all Korean policemen were assigned to wear modernized uniforms.

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  Yi Yong-ik, Chief of the Bureau of Currency during the Korean Empire

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  A streetcar in Seoul, 1903

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  The headquarters office building of the Hanseong Electric Company

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  Japanese infantry marching through Seoul during the Russo-Japanese War in 1904

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  Yi Beom-jin, an official, later independence fighter against the Japanese. He supported secret emissaries sent by Gojong to The Hague in 1907.

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  Gwangmu Emperor sent three secret emissaries, Yi Tjoune, Yi Sang-seol and Yi Wi-jong, to The Hague, Netherlands in 1907.(Hague Secret Emissary Affair)

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  Replica of the Stamp of Gojong used after he became an emperor

See also

In Spanish: Imperio de Corea para niños