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Pak Seon - A scapegoat for regicide

Korea Times 10 Oct 2021
Circa 1927, Asodang, the residence of Heungseon Daewongun, which once stood near today's Mapo Station on Seoul Metro Line 5 ... 7 ― the previous month ― he had gone to the residence of Heungseon Daewongun, the king's father, (the residence, known as Asodang, was located near today's ...
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Seoul walking tour courses give freshness for pandemic-weary citizens

Korea Times 31 Aug 2021
Bukchon Hanok Village / Courtesy of Seoul Tourism Organization. By Bahk Eun-ji ... 5 ... They are ... In particular, Unhyeon Palace near Anguk Station on Seoul Metro Line 3, the starting point of the course, was the residence of Heungseon Daewongun, the father of King Gojong of the late Joseon Kingdom (1392-1910) ... and 2 p.m. Daehangno for architecture tour ... .
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Grave crimes: Ransoming the dead

Korea Times 24 Oct 2020
The tomb of Namyeongun, the father of the Korean regent Heungseon Daewongun, in Yesan-gun, South Chungcheong Province, in July 2010 ... Not only did their attempt fail to force Heungseon Daewongun (the Korean regent) to open to the West but it strengthened his resolve to further isolate his kingdom.
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Tales from the palace: Cheoljong the beggar king (Part Two)

Korea Times 11 Oct 2020
Robert Neff Collection ... Others were. ... There were ugly rumors "that the king, though dying had died a little hastily on the arrival of [Heungseon Daewongun]; a trifle sooner, perhaps, than in the course of nature." ... The Joseon-Machiavellian Heungseon Daewongun would act as regent until his 12-year-old son came of age and would be known as King Gojong ... .
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[RAS Korea] Visiting temples across Korea

Korea Times 06 Oct 2020
A recent photo of Beopju Temple's Maitreya, with the five-story wood pagoda, Palsangjeon, on the right / Courtesy of Steven L. Shields. By Steven L. Shields ... The conservative Prince Regent, the Heungseon Daewongun, seized it in the 1860s, had it melted down and used in his grand reconstruction of Gyeongbok Palace, which had lain in ruins for 300 years.
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French efforts sink; more Christians lose their heads

Korea Times 22 Sep 2019
Robert Neff Collection. By Robert Neff ... With the French naval force gone, Heungseon Daewongun, the Korean regent, was determined to send a message to his people ... Despite Heungseon Daewongun's draconian efforts, on June 4, 1886, the French-Korean Treaty of Seoul was signed, granting the French the freedom to proselytize throughout Korea ... .
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Tough times: Russia lures 19th century Koreans

Korea Times 02 Jun 2019
By Robert Neff. A Korean family ― Russian postcard, circa 1900. Courtesy of Diane Nars ... Heungseon Daewongun, the Korean regent and father of the king, proclaimed that he felt alarmed and grieved that the people of the northern province would "abandon the home of their fathers and mothers and flee to a land where the customs and language are strange." ... .
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