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Heungseon Daewongun

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Heungseon Daewongun (흥선대원군, 興宣大院君, 21 December 1820 – 22 February 1898), also known as the Daewongun (대원군, 大院君), Guktaegong (국태공, 國太公, "The Great Archduke") or formally Heungseon Heonui Daewonwang (흥선헌의대원왕, 興宣獻懿大院王) and also known to contemporary western diplomats as Prince Gung, was the title of Yi Ha-eung, regent of Joseon during the minority of Emperor Gojong in the 1860s and until his death a key political figure of late Joseon Korea. [1]

63 relations: Bruce Cumings, Calligraphy, Catholic Church, Cheoljong of Joseon, China, Christian, Chun Ho-jin, Confucianism, Crown Prince Hyomyeong, Dr. Jin, Empress Myeongseong, Empress Myeongseong (TV series), Ernst Oppert, Four Books and Five Classics, Gabo Reform, General Sherman incident, Gojong of Korea, Gyeongbokgung, Heonjong of Joseon, Hermit kingdom, History of Korea, House of Yi, Imo Incident, Index of Korea-related articles, Industrial Revolution, Injo of Joseon, Inoue Kaoru, Isolationism, Japan, Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–98), Jin Chae-seon, Joseon, KBS2, Kim Nam-gil, Korea, Korea under Japanese rule, Korean Empire, Lee Beom-soo, List of monarchs of Korea, Ma Jianzhong, Miura Gorō, Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation, Outer old Seoul, Painting, Prince Imperial Heung, Prince Imperial Waneun, Queen Cheorin, Queen Hyojeong, Queen Sinjeong, Regent, ..., Sangmin, Sejong the Great, Seonjo of Joseon, Seoul, Taejo of Joseon, The Korea Times, The Sound of a Flower, The Sword with No Name, Tianjin, United States expedition to Korea, Westernization, Yangban, Yoo Dong-geun. Expand index (13 more) »

Bruce Cumings

Bruce Cumings (born September 5, 1943) is an American historian of East Asia, professor, lecturer and author.

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Calligraphy

Calligraphy (from Greek: καλλιγραφία) is a visual art related to writing.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with more than 1.299 billion members worldwide.

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Cheoljong of Joseon

Cheoljong of Joseon (25 July 1831 – 16 January 1864) was the 25th king of the Korean Joseon Dynasty.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a unitary one-party sovereign state in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around /1e9 round 3 billion.

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Christian

A Christian is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.

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Chun Ho-jin

Chun Ho-jin (born September 9, 1960) is a South Korean actor.

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Confucianism

Confucianism, also known as Ruism, is described as tradition, a philosophy, a religion, a humanistic or rationalistic religion, a way of governing, or simply a way of life.

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Crown Prince Hyomyeong

Crown Prince Hyomyeong (18 September 1809 – 25 June 1830), born Yi Yeong, or Lee Yeong, and posthumously called King Munjo, was a prince of the Joseon Dynasty.

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Dr. Jin

Dr.

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Empress Myeongseong

Empress Myeongseong or Empress Myung-Sung (19 October 1851 – 8 October 1895), known informally as Queen Min, was the first official wife of Gojong, the twenty-sixth king of Joseon and the first emperor of the Korean Empire.

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Empress Myeongseong (TV series)

Empress Myeongseong is a 2001 South Korean television series that aired on KBS2.

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Ernst Oppert

Ernst Jakob Oppert (December 5, 1832 – September 19, 1903) was a Jewish businessman from Germany best known for his unsuccessful attempt in 1867 to remove the remains of the father of regent Yi Ha-eung from their grave in order to use them to blackmail the regent into removing Korean trade barriers.

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Four Books and Five Classics

The Four Books and Five Classics are the authoritative books of Confucianism in China written before 300 BC.

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Gabo Reform

The Gabo Reform, also known as the Kabo Reform, describes a series of sweeping reforms suggested to the government of Korea beginning in 1894 and ending in 1896 during the reign of Gojong of Korea in response to the Donghak Peasant Revolution.

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General Sherman incident

The General Sherman incident (Korean: 제너럴셔먼호 사건) was the destruction of an American armed merchant marine side-wheel steamer that visited Korea in 1866.

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Gojong of Korea

Gojong, the Emperor Gwangmu (8 September 1852 – 21 January 1919), was the twenty-sixth king of the Joseon dynasty and the first Emperor of Korea.

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Gyeongbokgung

Gyeongbokgung, also known as Gyeongbokgung Palace or Gyeongbok Palace, was the main royal palace of the Joseon dynasty.

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Heonjong of Joseon

Heonjong of Joseon (8 September 1827 – 25 July 1849) was the 24th king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea.

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Hermit kingdom

The term hermit kingdom can be used to refer to any country, organization or society which willfully walls itself off, either metaphorically or physically, from the rest of the world - The country of North Korea is a prime example of a hermit kingdom.

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History of Korea

The Lower Paleolithic era in the Korean Peninsula began roughly half a million years ago.

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House of Yi

The House of Yi or Korean Imperial Household, also called the Yi Dynasty or known as Yi clan of Jeonju, was the household of Joseon and the Korean Empire, consisting of the descendants of Yi Seonggye, the founder of Joseon, known by his posthumous name, Taejo ("highest ancestor").

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Imo Incident

The Imo Incident, also sometimes known as the Imo Mutiny, Soldier's riot or Jingo-jihen in Japan, was a violent uprising and riot in Seoul beginning on July 23, 1882, by soldiers of the Korean army who were later joined by disaffected members of the wider Korean population.

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Index of Korea-related articles

This is a list of articles on Korea-related people, places, things, and concepts.

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Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840.

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Injo of Joseon

Injo of Joseon (7 December 1595 – 17 June 1649, r. 1623–1649) was the sixteenth king of the Joseon dynasty in Korea.

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Inoue Kaoru

, GCMG was a Japanese politician and a prominent member of the Meiji oligarchy during the Meiji period of the Empire of Japan.

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Isolationism

Isolationism is a category of foreign policies institutionalized by leaders who assert that their nations' best interests are best served by keeping the affairs of other countries at a distance.

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Japan

Japan (日本; Nippon or Nihon; formally 日本国 or Nihon-koku, lit. "State of Japan") is a sovereign island country in East Asia.

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Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–98)

The Japanese invasions of Korea comprised two separate yet linked operations: an initial invasion in 1592, a brief truce in 1596, and a second invasion in 1597.

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Jin Chae-seon

Jin Chae-seon (born 1842 or 1847) was a Korean pansori singer, widely regarded as the first female master of a male dominated genre, although she was probably not the first woman to perform pansori, as gisaeng courtesans might have performed it before her.

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Joseon

The Joseon dynasty (also transcribed as Chosŏn or Chosun, 조선; officially the Kingdom of Great Joseon, 대조선국) was a Korean dynastic kingdom that lasted for approximately five centuries.

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KBS2

KBS2 is a general entertainment and drama channel of the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS).

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Kim Nam-gil

Kim Nam-gil (born March 13, 1981) is a South Korean actor, producer, singer and philanthropist.

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Korea

Korea is a region in East Asia; since 1945 it has been divided into two distinctive sovereign states: North Korea and South Korea.

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Korea under Japanese rule

Korea under Japanese rule began with the end of the short-lived Korean Empire in 1910 and ended at the conclusion of World War II in 1945.

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Korean Empire

The Great Korean Empire was proclaimed in October 1897 by Emperor Gojong of the Joseon dynasty, under pressure after the Donghak Peasant Revolution of 1894 to 1895 and the Gabo Reforms that swept the country from 1894 to 1896.

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Lee Beom-soo

Lee Beom-soo (Korean: 이범수, born January 3, 1970) is a South Korean actor.

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List of monarchs of Korea

This is a list of monarchs of Korea, arranged by dynasty.

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Ma Jianzhong

Ma Jianzhong(1845–1900), courtesy name Meishu, also known as Ma Kié-Tchong in French, was a Chinese official and scholar in the late Qing Dynasty.

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Miura Gorō

Viscount was a lieutenant general in the early Imperial Japanese Army.

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Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation

Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) is one of the leading South Korean television and radio network companies.

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Outer old Seoul

Outer old Seoul or Seongjeosimni (Hangul: 성저십리, Hanja: 城底十里) was a surrounding area of old Seoul or Hanseong-bu (한성부), established in Joseon period.

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Painting

Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (support base).

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Prince Imperial Heung

Prince Imperial Heungchin (22 August 1845 - 9 September 1912) was a prince of the Joseon Dynasty and of the Korean Empire.

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Prince Imperial Waneun

Prince Imperial Waneun(hangul:완은군 hanja:完恩君, ? - October 28, 1881) was a prince of the Korean Empire and a member of the Joseon dynasty.

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Queen Cheorin

Queen Cheorin (27 April 1837 – 12 June 1878) (철인왕후 김씨) also known as Queen Mother Myeongsun (명순대비) was a Queen consort of Korea by marriage to King Cheoljong of Joseon.

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Queen Hyojeong

Queen Hyojeong (6 March 1831 – 2 January 1904) also known as Empress Dowager Myeongheon (명헌왕태후) was the Queen Consort of King Heonjong of Joseon, the 24th monarch of the Joseon Dynasty.

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Queen Sinjeong

Queen Sinjeong (21 January 1809 - 4 June 1890) (신정왕후 조씨) also known as Queen Dowager Hyoyu (효유왕대비) was the only wife of Crown Prince Hyomyeong of Joseon and mother of king Heonjong of Joseon.

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Regent

A regent (from the Latin regens: ruling, governing) is a person appointed to govern a state because the monarch is a minor, is absent or is incapacitated.

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Sangmin

The sangmin were the common people of Joseon Korea.

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Sejong the Great

Sejong the Great (7 May 1397 – 8 April 1450) was the fourth king of Joseon-dynasty Korea.

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Seonjo of Joseon

Seonjo of Joseon (26 November 1552 – 16 March 1608) ruled Korea from 1567 to 1608.

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Seoul

Seoul (like soul; 서울), officially the Seoul Special Metropolitan City – is the capital, Constitutional Court of Korea and largest metropolis of South Korea.

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Taejo of Joseon

Taejo of Joseon (27 October 1335 – 24 May 1408), born Yi Seong-gye, whose changed name is Yi Dan, was the founder and the first king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea reigning from 1392 to 1398, and the main figure in overthrowing the Goryeo Dynasty.

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The Korea Times

The Korea Times is the oldest of three English-language newspapers published daily in South Korea.

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The Sound of a Flower

The Sound of a Flower is 2015 South Korean period drama film based on the life of Jin Chae-seon, who became Joseon's first female pansori singer in 1867.

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The Sword with No Name

The Sword with No Name (literally "Like Fireworks, Like Butterflies") is a 2009 South Korean film based on a fictionalized account of Empress Myeongseong.

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Tianjin

Tianjin, formerly romanized as Tientsin, is a coastal metropolis in northern China and one of the four national central cities of the People's Republic of China (PRC), with a total population of 15,469,500, and is also the world's 11th-most populous city proper.

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United States expedition to Korea

The United States expedition to Korea, the Shinmiyangyo, or simply the Korean Expedition, in 1871, was the first American military action in Korea.

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Westernization

Westernization (US) or Westernisation (UK), also Europeanization/Europeanisation or occidentalization/occidentalisation (from the Occident, meaning the Western world; see "occident" in the dictionary), is a process whereby societies come under or adopt Western culture in areas such as industry, technology, law, politics, economics, lifestyle, diet, clothing, language, alphabet, religion, philosophy, and values.

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Yangban

The Yangban (양반, 兩班), were part of the traditional ruling class or gentry of dynastic Korea during the Joseon Dynasty.

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Yoo Dong-geun

Yoo Dong-geun (born June 18, 1956) is a South Korean actor.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heungseon_Daewongun

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