Youngsun-gun

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Korean spelling
Hangeul	영선 군
Hanja	永宣君
Revised ; Romanization	Youngsun-gun
McCune- ; Reischauer	Youngsungun
	See also : Korean name

Youngsun-gun (영선 군, 永宣君; * June 25, 1870 , † March 22, 1917 ) was the grandson of Heungseon Daewongun and nephew of the Korean King Gojong in the Joseon Dynasty . Its actual name is I Jun-yong (Kor. 이준용, 李埈鎔).

Life

He was the rival of King Gojong and Queen Myeongseong . In Korean history he is commonly known by his surnames Youngsun-gun and Yi Jun Yong (이준 공). He is said to have been in contact with Daewon-gun together with the Japanese diplomat for Korea Miura Gorō and to have given the order to assassinate the Korean Queen Myeongseong. He was in a relationship with Hong from Namyang and Kim Kwang-san. His concubines were Lee Ok-kyung and Jeon Soon-hyuk.

literature

Korea Now , Volume 32, Issues 1-13, Korea Herald, 2003

Web links

I Jun-yong (Korea)
I Jun-yong (Korea)

Individual evidence

↑ Gun ( 군 , 君 , [kun] ) is a name for the male member of the royal family. However, there are two kings in the Joseon Dynasty who are called Gun because they were deprived of their kingship, namely Yeonsan-gun , Gwanghae-gun .

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personal data
SURNAME	Youngsun-gun
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Father of King Gojong
DATE OF BIRTH	June 25, 1870
DATE OF DEATH	March 22, 1917

[1] Gun ( 군 , 君 , [kun] ) is a name for the male member of the royal family. However, there are two kings in the Joseon Dynasty who are called Gun because they were deprived of their kingship, namely Yeonsan-gun , Gwanghae-gun .

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