Yi Han-eung

In this Korean name, the family name is Yi.
Yi Han-eung
이한응
Chargé d'affaires to the UKGBI
In office
1904 – 12 May 1905
MonarchGojong of Korea
Personal details
Born(1874-10-30)30 October 1874
Yongin, Joseon
Died12 May 1905(1905-05-12) (aged 30)
4 Trebovir Road, Earl's Court, London, UKGBI
Cause of deathSuicide
SpouseJin Yang-gang
Children1
EducationSŏnggyun'gwan
Occupation
AwardsOrder of Merit for National Foundation, Independence Medal, 1962
Writing career
Pen nameGyeongcheon (Korean: 경천; Hanja: 敬天)

Yi Han-eung (Korean: 이한응; Hanja: 李漢應; 30 October 1874 – 12 May 1905), also known as Lee Han-eung, was a Korean civil servant and diplomat who served as the Chargé d'affaires to the UKGBI from 1904–1905. Unable to secure British intervention to preserve the territorial integrity of the Korean Empire in the wake of the Russo-Japanese War, Yi died by suicide in May 1905. Yi was posthumously awarded the Order of Merit for National Foundation Independence Medal in 1962, and is considered a martyr of the Korean independence movement.

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