This period is so sad and I don’t know if anything could have really prevented what happened from happening but I do know that the joseon officials couldn’t of handled any worse than they did what breathtaking stupidity and ego by their part set Korea down one of the darkest decades in history for a nation in the modern era. So sad that joseon started with great rulers like taejo and sejong ended with morons who led their country into ruin and some even actively betrayed it
It is such a shame.... that, Korea... actually took.... to some missionaries... and then French's alliances, only to realise that Vietnam... had a strong or been a French colony... So then, it corrupted their own people.. So they ended up killing their own people, because they betrayed the country by believing in the French ?... Oh God..... This is terrible. In 1871... was a USA expendition to Korea.... by Mr Low.... ???... ( Oh... that is why, some "SE Asians" today in the UK... that came from "Singapore"... admit themselves to be "Chinese".. but literally, they are now the descendents of Mr Low ? ).... Ohhh..... 1874, wasn't really that long time ago.... Even I saw record of my grandfather... being in the UK... around 1860.....
So basically, Korea had been a Ming dynasty's rule.... and then it was a tribute towards Qing dynasty.... And yet, because of the situation with the Western foreigners... It ended up not being Chinese... or actually... Ming dynastic rule, or Qing dynastic rule.. It ended up with no dynasties.. and destroyed ??.... Wow... My granma was a 李... I could really be Korean ?!?!! LOL...... > . < ! Wow....
The Daewongun came to power when his second son, Yi Myeong-bok, was chosen to become king. In January 1864, King Cheoljong died without an heir. The selection of the next king was in the hands of three dowagers: Queen Sinjeong, mother of King Heonjong; Queen Myeongheon, King Heonjong's wife; and Queen Cheorin, Cheoljong's wife. The "designation right" resided with Dowager Queen Sinjeong, as she was the oldest of the dowagers. Once Gojong became king, there still remained the question of the king's marriage. Gojong's mother Yeoheung decided upon a daughter of the Min clan, Lady Min. The Daewongun remarked that Min "was a woman of great determination and poise" and was slightly disturbed by her. However, he allowed her to marry his son, and unknowingly created his greatest political rival During his regency, the Daewongun attempted several reforms. His main goal was to "crush the old ruling faction that had virtually usurped the sovereign power of the kings earlier in the century". When he took power in 1864, the Daewongun was determined to reform the government and strengthen central control. He led an anti-corruption campaign, disciplined the royal clans, and taxed the aristocracy, the yangban. Cumings notes that this was not a revolution but a restoration, as the Daewongun was attempting to return to the days of King Sejong in the fifteenth century. One of the Daewongun's effective acts as regent was the reconstruction of Gyeongbok Palace. The palace had been built during the reign of the first Joseon king. Much of the building was destroyed in a fire in 1533 and the rest was destroyed during the Japanese invasion of 1592. The rebuilding took seven years and five months. It was perhaps the most costly project during the Joseon dynasty. He also weakened the power of the Andong Kim clan and increased the authority of the ruling family. This act stripped almost all of the Andong Kim clan's power. The Daewongun's reforms were not very successful, as some scholars say he was "too high-handed and tactless". Furthermore, his policies did not have a long-lasting effect. Once Gojong came of age in 1874, he forced the Daewongun into semi-retirement and undid many of his reforms. The Daewongun's foreign policy was rather simple, as Cumings describes it: "no treaties, no trade, no Catholics, no West, and no Japan". He maintained an isolationist policy. The Isolation Policy was a policy made to isolate Joseon from all foreign forces except for China which he believed to be the strongest. He tried to refuse Russia's quest to open Joseon's ports to them by using France, but France refused to help - causing the 1866 Byeong-in Persecution. He was involved in the General Sherman incident as well. The Isolation Policy became more entrenched in 1868 when German merchant Ernst Oppert attempted to take hostage the bones of the Daewongun's father in order to force him to open Korea to trade; and even further so after the 1871 American attack of Gwanghwado. Gabo Reform In 1894, the Japanese were strengthening their hold over Korea. They needed someone amenable to them to be a leader in Korea during the Gabo Reform. They approached the Daewongun as a potential leader. When he agreed, on 23 July Japanese soldiers liberated him from the house arrest Gojong had placed him under. In exchange for his help, the Daewongun asked for a promise that if the reforms succeeded, "Japan will not demand a single piece of Korean territory". The soldiers took him to the palace, where they approached the king. The Daewongun reproached King Gojong and announced that he would be taking over. The Japanese became nervous after placing the Daewongun in charge, as he seemed interested "only in grasping power and purging his opponents and did not see the need for a reform policy". By September 1894, the Japanese decided that the Daewongun was not to be trusted. By early October, it became clear that "the plan to use the Taewongun [Daewongun] as a vehicle for the reform program had misfired". A Japanese statesman, Inoue Kaoru, was sent to Korea as the new resident minister, where he told the Daewongun, "You always stand in the way," and forced the Daewongun to promise that he would "abstain from interference in political affairs Involvement in Queen Min's Death In 1895, Japanese officials in Korea were plotting the removal of Gojong's wife, Empress Myeongseong. Miura Gorō, Inoue Kaoru's successor as Japanese advisor to the Korean government, and Sugimura Fukashi, a secretary of the Japanese legation, planned the attempt. The two decided to involve the Daewongun in the plot, and after making inquiries, learned that he was "indignant enough to plan a coup" and would cooperate with them. On 8 October 1895, early in the morning, Japanese policemen escorted the Daewongun to the palace. His involvement from that point on is unclear, but on that morning, Japanese agents assassinated Empress Myeongseong. Death The Daewongun died in 1898, just a little over a year after the formation of the Korean Empire.
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I am very happy you implemented subtitles! This makes it easier to follow the video in my opinion
Glad to hear that ^^
For sure ❤
Very Interesting…looking forward to the next chapter.
Awesome video. Can’t wait for part 2. Thank you🤩🌟✨
You’re welcome 😊 Thanks for watching it ^^
I'll be writing my Korean History final in University in two weeks, this helped so much!! I need part 2 please!!!
I should be done before that ^^ cheers~
A very good history lesson. 감사합니다!
Much appreciated ^^
thanks bro this is worth of waiting for
Much much much appreciated ^^ More videos are coming discussing this complicated time in Korean history~
My favorite Korean drama jewel in the Palace
I really enjoyed watching that 😁😁
Yay! Thank you! 😊
This period is so sad and I don’t know if anything could have really prevented what happened from happening but I do know that the joseon officials couldn’t of handled any worse than they did what breathtaking stupidity and ego by their part set Korea down one of the darkest decades in history for a nation in the modern era. So sad that joseon started with great rulers like taejo and sejong ended with morons who led their country into ruin and some even actively betrayed it
Blame the evil Andong Kim clan
Thank you for creating this. So the surnames, or the Korean surnames were: 李, 金 , 徐 and 沈 ??
It is such a shame.... that, Korea... actually took.... to some missionaries... and then French's alliances, only to realise that Vietnam... had a strong or been a French colony... So then, it corrupted their own people.. So they ended up killing their own people, because they betrayed the country by believing in the French ?... Oh God..... This is terrible.
In 1871... was a USA expendition to Korea.... by Mr Low.... ???... ( Oh... that is why, some "SE Asians" today in the UK... that came from "Singapore"... admit themselves to be "Chinese".. but literally, they are now the descendents of Mr Low ? ).... Ohhh..... 1874, wasn't really that long time ago.... Even I saw record of my grandfather... being in the UK... around 1860.....
So basically, Korea had been a Ming dynasty's rule.... and then it was a tribute towards Qing dynasty.... And yet, because of the situation with the Western foreigners... It ended up not being Chinese... or actually... Ming dynastic rule, or Qing dynastic rule.. It ended up with no dynasties.. and destroyed ??.... Wow...
My granma was a 李... I could really be Korean ?!?!! LOL...... > . < ! Wow....
The Daewongun came to power when his second son, Yi Myeong-bok, was chosen to become king.
In January 1864, King Cheoljong died without an heir. The selection of the next king was in the hands of three dowagers: Queen Sinjeong, mother of King Heonjong; Queen Myeongheon, King Heonjong's wife; and Queen Cheorin, Cheoljong's wife. The "designation right" resided with Dowager Queen Sinjeong, as she was the oldest of the dowagers.
Once Gojong became king, there still remained the question of the king's marriage. Gojong's mother Yeoheung decided upon a daughter of the Min clan, Lady Min. The Daewongun remarked that Min "was a woman of great determination and poise" and was slightly disturbed by her. However, he allowed her to marry his son, and unknowingly created his greatest political rival
During his regency, the Daewongun attempted several reforms. His main goal was to "crush the old ruling faction that had virtually usurped the sovereign power of the kings earlier in the century".
When he took power in 1864, the Daewongun was determined to reform the government and strengthen central control. He led an anti-corruption campaign, disciplined the royal clans, and taxed the aristocracy, the yangban. Cumings notes that this was not a revolution but a restoration, as the Daewongun was attempting to return to the days of King Sejong in the fifteenth century.
One of the Daewongun's effective acts as regent was the reconstruction of Gyeongbok Palace. The palace had been built during the reign of the first Joseon king. Much of the building was destroyed in a fire in 1533 and the rest was destroyed during the Japanese invasion of 1592. The rebuilding took seven years and five months. It was perhaps the most costly project during the Joseon dynasty. He also weakened the power of the Andong Kim clan and increased the authority of the ruling family. This act stripped almost all of the Andong Kim clan's power.
The Daewongun's reforms were not very successful, as some scholars say he was "too high-handed and tactless". Furthermore, his policies did not have a long-lasting effect. Once Gojong came of age in 1874, he forced the Daewongun into semi-retirement and undid many of his reforms.
The Daewongun's foreign policy was rather simple, as Cumings describes it: "no treaties, no trade, no Catholics, no West, and no Japan". He maintained an isolationist policy.
The Isolation Policy was a policy made to isolate Joseon from all foreign forces except for China which he believed to be the strongest. He tried to refuse Russia's quest to open Joseon's ports to them by using France, but France refused to help - causing the 1866 Byeong-in Persecution. He was involved in the General Sherman incident as well. The Isolation Policy became more entrenched in 1868 when German merchant Ernst Oppert attempted to take hostage the bones of the Daewongun's father in order to force him to open Korea to trade; and even further so after the 1871 American attack of Gwanghwado.
Gabo Reform
In 1894, the Japanese were strengthening their hold over Korea. They needed someone amenable to them to be a leader in Korea during the Gabo Reform. They approached the Daewongun as a potential leader. When he agreed, on 23 July Japanese soldiers liberated him from the house arrest Gojong had placed him under. In exchange for his help, the Daewongun asked for a promise that if the reforms succeeded, "Japan will not demand a single piece of Korean territory". The soldiers took him to the palace, where they approached the king. The Daewongun reproached King Gojong and announced that he would be taking over.
The Japanese became nervous after placing the Daewongun in charge, as he seemed interested "only in grasping power and purging his opponents and did not see the need for a reform policy". By September 1894, the Japanese decided that the Daewongun was not to be trusted. By early October, it became clear that "the plan to use the Taewongun [Daewongun] as a vehicle for the reform program had misfired". A Japanese statesman, Inoue Kaoru, was sent to Korea as the new resident minister, where he told the Daewongun, "You always stand in the way," and forced the Daewongun to promise that he would "abstain from interference in political affairs
Involvement in Queen Min's Death
In 1895, Japanese officials in Korea were plotting the removal of Gojong's wife, Empress Myeongseong. Miura Gorō, Inoue Kaoru's successor as Japanese advisor to the Korean government, and Sugimura Fukashi, a secretary of the Japanese legation, planned the attempt. The two decided to involve the Daewongun in the plot, and after making inquiries, learned that he was "indignant enough to plan a coup" and would cooperate with them. On 8 October 1895, early in the morning, Japanese policemen escorted the Daewongun to the palace. His involvement from that point on is unclear, but on that morning, Japanese agents assassinated Empress Myeongseong.
Death
The Daewongun died in 1898, just a little over a year after the formation of the Korean Empire.
I also like The King and I
Emperor Gojong was crowned king at the age of 12 in Korean history.
Really Koreas soul died with Joseon in 1910 as it’s probably never gonna unify again
Never say never.
😢 Korea’s history is so tragic! I think it started after great king Jeongjo died in 1800.
@@CWG-op9td it’s soul is sadly dead
@@RedDuke777 : They should reinstate back the Ming dynasty...
What's your favorite history Korean drama
Mr. Sunshine~