Though its name means “to bring forth good fortune,” Heungbokjeon was demolished during the Japanese colonial period. The ...

On Sept. 24, 1892, a grand banquet was held at the Geunjeongjeon Hall in Gyeongbokgung Palace to mark two milestones for King Gojong of Korea: the 30th anniversary of his reign and his 41st birthday.

Escape: The March 1 movement began with rumors about the assassination of Queen Myeongseong and the poisoning of King Gojong by Japanese assassins. With the sacrifice of many people, sovereignty was ...

(PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) The museum clarified that the widely recognized 12-dish royal table became prominent during the late Joseon period under King Gojong and King Sunjong. Before then ...

Among them is the Hwangjejibo (Seal of the Emperor), a national seal made upon the establishment of the Korean Empire in 1897 by King Gojong of the Joseon Kingdom. The seal is deemed highly ...

Korea had been colonized by Japan. In order to protest to the international community, the Korean emperor king Gojong sent three secret emissaries to the talks of the Hague Convention of 1907 ...

A few years later, Ja Yeong enters the royal palace to marry King Gojong. Mu Myeong still having feelings for Ja Yeong and in an attempt to get closer to her becomes her personal body guard.