Proclamation of the Korean Empire

Name: Proclamation of the Korean Empire
Start: 1897-01-01
End: 1897-12-31
Location: Seoul

Event · proclamation · 1897 · Seoul, South Korea

In 1897 King Gojong moved into the Deoksu palace, close to the British, Russian and American legations, and proclaimed Korea an empire1. Jane Portal 2000, p. 167. ↩ Literatur Jane Portal 2000: Jane Portal, Korea: Art and Archaeology, London: British Museum Press 2000.