Sunjong of Korea

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Sunjong (Korean: 순종; Hanja: 純宗; 25 March 1874 – 25 April 1926), personal name Yi Cheok, also known as the Yunghui Emperor, was the last Korean monarch. He acceded to the throne upon the forced abdication of his father, Emperor Gojong. 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.

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