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The man in this portrait is Emperor Gojong, who was formerly known as King Gojong, the last king of the Joseon dynasty. In 1897, with his nation’s sovereignty under threat from foreign powers, King Gojong brought an end to the 500-year history of the Joseon dynasty and changed the name of his country to the “Korean Empire.” In an effort to maintain independence, Emperor Gojong actively promoted Korean history and culture on the international stage while embracing new cultures and technologies from around the world. But in 1907, Japan forced Emperor Gojong to abdicate, and he was replaced by his son, who became Emperor Sunjong. In 1910, Japan completed its annexation of Korea, and the name of the country was changed back to “Joseon.”

This portrait was painted by Chae Yongsin, who originally served as a military officer before being appointed as the royal portraitist in 1901. Emperor Gojong highly praised Chae Yongsin for painting extremely vivid portraits that were as lifelike as photographs, while still upholding the style of traditional portraits. The emperor thus rewarded

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Gojong of Korea

Last king of Joseon and first emperor of Korean Empire

Not to be confused with Gojong of Goryeo.

"Gwangmu Emperor" redirects here. For the Chinese Emperor of Eastern Han dynasty, see Emperor Guangwu of Han.

Gojong (Korean: 고종; Hanja: 高宗; 8 September 1852 – 21 January 1919), personal name Yi Myeongbok (이명복; 李命福), later Yi Hui (이희; 李㷩), also known as the Gwangmu Emperor (광무제; 光武帝), 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 (posthumously honored as Empress Myeongseong), played an active role in politics until her assassination carried out by the Japanese.

Gojong oversaw the bulk of the Korean monarchy's final years. He was born into the ruling House of Yi, and was first crowned on 13 December 1863 at the age of twelve. His biological father, Grand Internal Prince Heungseon (widely known as Heungseon Daewongun), acted as regent u

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the Joseon Dynasty, 1893Hojo Taehwan-gwon (Printing Plates for Producing Convertible Notes Issued by the Ministry of Taxation)

Taehwan-gwon (convertible notes) issued by Hojo(the Ministry of Taxation) was the first paper currency of Korea and was an interchangeable certificate for exchanging the old and new banknotes. To impose the modern monetary system, it was introduced by Taehwanseo (Office for Conversion) under the Ministry of Taxation. The original plan was to change the old money, yeopjeon (brass coin), to four kinds of convertible currency bills worth 50, 20, 10, and 5 yang, then, changing the bills again to the new currency which was made of silver or bronze. However, this plan was not carried out because of operational problems, so the plate was never issued for commercial use.