Gojong of Korea
26th king of Joseon, first emperor of the Korean Empire (1852–1919)
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Gojong steered Korea through its final monarch years and brief imperial stint, ruling for 43 years before Japan forced him out in 1907. His wife Queen Min's political influence ended with her assassination, a plot with Japanese fingerprints.
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Gojong, personal name Yi Myeongbok, later Yi Hui, also known as the Gwangmu Emperor, was the penultimate Korean monarch. He ruled Korea for 43 years, from 1864 to 1907, first as the last King of Joseon, and then as the first emperor of the Korean Empire from 1897 until his forced abdication in 1907. His wife, Queen Min, played an active role in politics until her assassination carried out by the Japanese.
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