Heungseon Daewongun, Korean king (born 1820)

Heungseon Daewongun

Korean regent (r. 1864–1873)

Heungseon Daewongun was the title of Yi Ha-eung, the regent of Joseon during the minority of Emperor Gojong in the 1860s. Until his death, he was a key political figure of late Joseon Korea. He was also called the Daewongun, Guktaegong, or later Internal King Heonui, and also…