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The queen consort's economic reforms opened the Korean economy to the world, but in practice the majority of trade for Korean agricultural products was with China and Japan. After the failure of the Progressive coup, Japanese policy focused on expanding economic ties.
The assassination is highly contentious in Korea, where it is remembered as a symbol of Japan's historical atrocities on the peninsula. [13] Information about the assassination comes from a variety of sources, including the memoirs of some of the assassins, [3] the testimonies of foreigners who witnessed varying parts of the attack, [13] [14] the testimonies of Korean eyewitnesses, [15 ...
The Empress was demoted by the Japanese government by the Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty of 1910 and thereafter officially known as Her Majesty, Queen Yi of Korea (this title, however, was ignored in Korea). Because of her demotion, she was known by her given alternative royal title as Queen Yun (윤비; 尹妃) and lived
Kim, Jung Bae (1997). "Formation of the ethnic Korean nation and the emergence of its ancient kingdom states". Korean history: Discovery of its characteristics and developments. Seoul: Hollym. pp. 27– 36. ISBN 978-1-56591-177-2. Nahm, Andrew C. (1988). Korea: Tradition and Transformation — A History of the Korean People. Hollym International.
Queen Dowager (대비, 大妃), [c] originally was the short form of Royal Queen Dowager, but it became a lesser rank title during the reign of King Cheoljong and King Gojong. The widow of the previous king was called the Grand Royal Queen Dowager (대왕대비, 大王大妃),.
Her official name in Korea is "황옥 (Hwang-ok)" as was mentioned in the Samguk Yusa. [7] Her family name "허 (Heo)" was given to her by King Suro when she naturalized, according to the legend. After becoming the queen, she was known as "허황후 (Empress Heo)" or "보주태후 (Empress Boju)". [7]
Kim Yong-rim - Grand Royal Queen Dowager Jo [1] Kim Jeong-ha - Royal Queen Dowager Hong [2] Yoo Hye-young - Queen Cheorin [3] Baek Seung-woo - Sungjong of Korea Lee Tae-ri [b] and Kwak Jung-wook - young Sunjong; Lee Yu-ri - Empress Sunmyeong. Park Eun-bin and Kim Soo-yeong - young Empress Sunmyeong; Jung Seon-gyeong - Royal Consort Gwi-in of ...
Princess Deokhye of Korea (Korean: 덕혜옹주; RR: Deokhye-ongju; Japanese: 徳恵姫, Tokue-hime; 25 May 1912 – 21 April 1989) was the last princess of the Korean royal family. She was born on 25 May 1912, at Changdeok Palace , in Seoul , as the youngest daughter of Emperor Gojong from his concubine , then known as Yang Gwi-in.