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Created page with "*''Dates: 1897-1910'' *''Korean'': 대한제국, 大韓帝國 ''(Daehan Jeguk)'' The Korean Empire was a short-lived effort by the Joseon Dynasty to raise Korea (..."
*''Dates: [[1897]]-[[1910]]''
*''Korean'': 대한제국, 大韓帝國 ''(Daehan Jeguk)''
The Korean Empire was a short-lived effort by the [[Joseon Dynasty]] to raise Korea (up until then a "kingdom") to an equal position with the [[Meiji government|Japanese]] and Chinese ([[Qing Dynasty|Qing]]; Manchu) Empires.
The Empire was founded by [[King Gojong]] of Joseon, who had ruled since [[1863]], and simply changed his title and various cosmetic and ritual aspects of the style of rule, becoming Emperor Gojong in [[1897]]. He ruled until [[1907]], when he was succeeded by [[Emperor Sunjong]], who then ruled only a few years, until [[1910]] when the Empire was abolished, and Korea, already a protectorate since [[1905]], was fully annexed by Japan. The Emperors wore yellow, a color strongly traditionally associated with emperors in China, instead of the royal red their kingly ancestors had worn, and they adopted the [[plum blossom]] as the chief emblem of their imperial house, and empire. When not wearing traditional ceremonial garb, members of the imperial family typically wore Western clothing, performing and demonstrating their modernity.
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==References==
*Gallery labels, "In Grand Style" exhibition, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/10891224073/]
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
*''Korean'': 대한제국, 大韓帝國 ''(Daehan Jeguk)''
The Korean Empire was a short-lived effort by the [[Joseon Dynasty]] to raise Korea (up until then a "kingdom") to an equal position with the [[Meiji government|Japanese]] and Chinese ([[Qing Dynasty|Qing]]; Manchu) Empires.
The Empire was founded by [[King Gojong]] of Joseon, who had ruled since [[1863]], and simply changed his title and various cosmetic and ritual aspects of the style of rule, becoming Emperor Gojong in [[1897]]. He ruled until [[1907]], when he was succeeded by [[Emperor Sunjong]], who then ruled only a few years, until [[1910]] when the Empire was abolished, and Korea, already a protectorate since [[1905]], was fully annexed by Japan. The Emperors wore yellow, a color strongly traditionally associated with emperors in China, instead of the royal red their kingly ancestors had worn, and they adopted the [[plum blossom]] as the chief emblem of their imperial house, and empire. When not wearing traditional ceremonial garb, members of the imperial family typically wore Western clothing, performing and demonstrating their modernity.
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==References==
*Gallery labels, "In Grand Style" exhibition, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/10891224073/]
[[Category:Meiji Period]]