Sunjong of Korea

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Sunjong of Korea was the final monarch of the Korean Empire, whose short and largely symbolic reign ended with Japan’s formal annexation of Korea in 1910.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Emperor of Korea
human
monarch
associatedWith Japanese protectorate over Korea
Korean resistance to annexation
birthDate 1874-03-25
birthPlace Seoul
burialPlace Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty
surface form: Yureung Royal Tomb
burialSite Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty
surface form: Donggureung cluster of royal tombs
convertedTo Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholicism (disputed, late life association)
country Korean Empire
deathDate 1926-04-24
deathPlace Seoul
dynasty Joseon
surface form: Joseon dynasty
eraEnd end of Korean Empire
eraName Yunghui
familyName Yi
father Gojong of Korea
givenName Cheok
honorificPrefix Emperor
house House of Yi
languageOfName Korean
monarchOf Korean Empire
mother Empress Myeongseong
nativeLanguage Korean
notableEvent Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty
surface form: Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty of 1910
notableFor being the last monarch of the Korean Empire
positionHeld Crown Prince of Korea
Sunjong of Korea self-linksurface differs
surface form: Emperor of the Korean Empire
predecessor Gojong of Korea
regnalName Sunjong of Korea self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sunjong
reignCharacteristic largely symbolic authority under Japanese influence
reignEnd 1910
reignStart 1907
religion Korean Confucianism
romanization Soonjong
Sunjong of Korea self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sunjong
sibling Prince Uimin
Princess Deokhye
spouse Empress Sunjeonghyo
Empress Sunmyeonghyo
style Sunjong of Korea self-linksurface differs
surface form: His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Korea
subjectOf Korean historical studies on late Joseon and Korean Empire
successor none (monarchy abolished)
title Emperor Yunghui

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Korean Empire lastEmperor Sunjong of Korea
Korean Empire emperor Sunjong of Korea
Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty signedDuringReignOf Sunjong of Korea
this entity surface form: Emperor Sunjong of Korea
House of Yi lastRulingMonarch Sunjong of Korea
House of Yi notableMember Sunjong of Korea
Gojong of Korea child Sunjong of Korea
Gojong of Korea successor Sunjong of Korea
Sunjong of Korea positionHeld Sunjong of Korea self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Emperor of the Korean Empire
Sunjong of Korea regnalName Sunjong of Korea self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Sunjong
Sunjong of Korea style Sunjong of Korea self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Korea
Sunjong of Korea romanization Sunjong of Korea self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Sunjong