Sunjong of Korea
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Sunjong wearing court uniform and dress of the Korean Empire c. 1910 | |||||||||||||||||
| Emperor of Korea | |||||||||||||||||
| Reign | 19 July 1907 – 29 August 1910 | ||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Gojong of Korea | ||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Monarchy abolished (Korea annexed by Japan) | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 March 1874 Changdeokgung, Hanseong, Joseon | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 April 1926 (aged 52) Changdeokgung, Keijō, Chōsen | ||||||||||||||||
| Burial | Hongyureung, Namyangju, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||
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| Clan | Jeonju Yi | ||||||||||||||||
| Dynasty | Yi | ||||||||||||||||
| Father | Gojong of Korea | ||||||||||||||||
| Mother | Empress Myeongseong | ||||||||||||||||
| Religion | Korean Confucianism (Neo-Confucianism) | ||||||||||||||||
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이척 |
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| Hanja | 李坧 |
| RR | I Cheok |
| MR | I Ch'ŏk |
| Monarch name | |
| Hangul | 순종; 융희제 |
| Hanja | 純宗; 隆熙帝 |
| RR | Sunjong; Yunghuije |
| MR | Sunjong; Yunghŭije |
| Art name | |
| Hangul | 정헌 |
| Hanja | 正軒 |
| RR | Jeongheon |
| MR | Chŏnghŏn |
| Courtesy name | |
| Hangul | 군방 |
| Hanja | 君邦 |
| RR | Gunbang |
| MR | Kunbang |
Sunjong (Korean: 순종; Hanja: 純宗; 25 March 1874 – 24 April 1926), personal name Yi Cheok (이척; 李坧), also known as the Yunghui Emperor (융희제; 隆熙帝), was the last Korean monarch. He ruled from 1907 to 1910 with the reign of 3 years. He was the second and last emperor of the Korean Empire. Sunjong was elevated to the throne after his predecessor and father, Gojong, was forced to abdicate by the Empire of Japan. Hence, Sunjong has been characterized by historians as being a powerless puppet ruler of the Japanese, reigning for just three years before Korea was officially annexed in 1910.