Back Sunjong van Korea Afrikaans ينغهي إمبراطور كوريا Arabic سانجونق کره AZB سونجۆنگی کۆریا CKB Sunjong German Sunjong de Corea Spanish سونجونگ کره Persian Sunjong Finnish Sunjong French סאנג'ונג, קיסר קוריאה HE
| Sunjong 순종 純宗 | |||||||||||||||||
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 Sunjong wearing court uniform and dress of the Korean Empire c. 1910 | |||||||||||||||||
| Emperor of Korea | |||||||||||||||||
| Reign | 19 July 1907 – 29 August 1910 | ||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Gojong of Korea | ||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Monarchy abolished (Korea annexed by Japan) | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 March 1874 Changdeokgung, Hanseong, Joseon | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 April 1926 (aged 52) Changdeokgung, Keijō, Korea, Empire of Japan | ||||||||||||||||
| Burial | Hongyureung, Namyangju, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||
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| Clan | Jeonju Yi | ||||||||||||||||
| Dynasty | Yi | ||||||||||||||||
| Father | Gojong of Korea | ||||||||||||||||
| Mother | Empress Myeongseong | ||||||||||||||||
| Religion | Korean Confucianism (Neo-Confucianism) | ||||||||||||||||
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 순종 융희제 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Sunjong Yunghuije |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sunjong Yunghije |
| Art name | |
| Hangul | 정헌 |
| Hanja | 正軒 |
| Revised Romanization | Jeongheon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏnghŏn |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 이척 |
| Hanja | 李坧 |
| Revised Romanization | I Cheok |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Ch'ŏk |
| Courtesy name | |
| Hangul | 군방 |
| Hanja | 君邦 |
| Revised Romanization | Gunbang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kunbang |
Sunjong (Korean: 순종; Hanja: 純宗; 25 March 1874 – 24 April 1926),[1][2] personal name Yi Cheok (이척; 李坧), also known as the Yunghui Emperor (융희제; 隆熙帝), was the last Korean monarch. He ruled from 1907 to 1910 as the second and last emperor of the Korean Empire. Sunjong was elevated to the throne after his predecessor and father, Gojong, was forced to abdicate by the Empire of Japan. Hence, Sunjong has been characterized by historians as being a powerless puppet ruler of the Japanese, reigning for just three years before Korea was officially annexed in 1910.