Ito Hirobumi and the Korean Crown Prince
Ito Hirobumi of Japan served as Resident-General of Korea between 1905 and 1909. He is shown here with the young Crown Prince of the Korean Empire, variously known as Yi Un, Prince Imperial Yeong, or Crown Prince Euimin.
Ito was a statesmen and member of the genro, a cabal of politically influential elders. He served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1885 to 1888, as well.
Ito was assassinated on October 26, 1909 in Manchuria.
His killer, An Jung-geun, was a Korean nationalist who wanted to end Japanese domination of the peninsula.
In 1907, at the age of 10, the Korean Crown Prince was sent to Japan (ostensibly for educational reasons). He spent decades in Japan. While there, in 1920, he entered an arranged marriage with Princess Masako of Nashimoto, who took the Korean name Yi Bangja.
Ito was a statesmen and member of the genro, a cabal of politically influential elders. He served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1885 to 1888, as well.
Ito was assassinated on October 26, 1909 in Manchuria.
His killer, An Jung-geun, was a Korean nationalist who wanted to end Japanese domination of the peninsula.
In 1907, at the age of 10, the Korean Crown Prince was sent to Japan (ostensibly for educational reasons). He spent decades in Japan. While there, in 1920, he entered an arranged marriage with Princess Masako of Nashimoto, who took the Korean name Yi Bangja.
