State
Korean Empire
state of Korea from October 1897 to August 29, 1910
- This boundary
- 1897–1910
- Founded
- 1897
- Ended
- 1910
- Capital
- Hanseongbu
- Government
- absolute monarchy, constitutional monarchy
- Languages
- Korean
- Preceded by
- Joseon
- Succeeded by
- Korea under Japanese ruleProvisional Government of the Republic of Korea
Overview
The Korean Empire (Korean: 대한국; Hanja: 大韓國; lit. 'Great Korean State'), officially the Empire of Korea or Imperial Korea in English and commonly called Taehan Cheguk (Korean: 대한제국; Hanja: 大韓帝國; lit. 'Empire of Great Korea') in Korean, is a Korean monarchical state proclaimed in 1897
All rulers (2)
- Gojong of the Korean Empire1897–1907
- Sunjong of the Korean Empire1907–1910
Records (7)
- 1901–1904 — Korean invasion of ManchuriaInvasion
- 1901 — Belgium-Korea Treaty of 1901Treaty
- 1901 — Sincheok People's RebellionRebellion
- 1902 — Denmark–Korea Treaty of 1902Treaty
- 1904 — Battle of ChemulpoBattle · Japan ▸ Russia
- 1904 — Battle of ChongjuBattle · Japan ▸ Russia
- 1907 — Namdaemun BattleRebellion
Facts from Wikidata (CC0), HCED (CC0) and Cliopatria (CC BY 4.0); overview excerpted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).