Polity · 1898 CE – 1910 CE
Korean Empire
대한 제국 · 대한제국
- Peak recorded area
- 231,753 km²
- 1898 CE
- Rulers on record
- 5
- from 1897 CE
- Data series
- 11
- 1898 CE–1905 CE
Overview
The Korean Empire, officially the Empire of Korea or Imperial Korea, was a Korean monarchical state proclaimed in October 1897 by King Gojong of the Joseon dynasty. The empire lasted until the Japanese annexation of Korea in August 1910.
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Territory
4 dated territorial extents on record from Cliopatria. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated. CShapes 2.0 holds 2 further extents, measured on a different basis and deliberately not merged into this series.
The record
The best-attested series in each category; where several projects publish the same quantity, the one with the most observations is shown. Each row is the most recent value the record holds at or before 1910 CE, shown with the year that value belongs to. Some statistical series also publish forward projections — the year column is the honest guide. Nothing on this page is interpolated or estimated by us.
People
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Population19 obs · 1887 CE–1905 CE | 11.8Mpersons1905 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Urban Population19 obs · 1887 CE–1905 CE | 197Kpersons1905 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
Economy
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Total Exports19 obs · 1887 CE–1905 CE | 1.94million USD (current)1905 CE · CoW Bilateral Trade v4.0 |
| Total Imports19 obs · 1887 CE–1905 CE | 8.01million USD (current)1905 CE · CoW Bilateral Trade v4.0 |
| Trade Balance19 obs · 1887 CE–1905 CE | -6.07million USD (current)1905 CE · CoW Bilateral Trade v4.0 |
| Trade Openness19 obs · 1887 CE–1905 CE | 9.95million USD (current)1905 CE · CoW Bilateral Trade v4.0 |
Military
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| CINC Score19 obs · 1887 CE–1905 CE | 0.0026CINC (share of world capability)1905 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Energy Consumption19 obs · 1887 CE–1905 CE | 6,000coal-ton equivalents1905 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Iron Steel Production19 obs · 1887 CE–1905 CE | 0tons1905 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Military Personnel18 obs · 1888 CE–1905 CE | 17Kpersons1905 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Military Expenditure GBP10 obs · 1895 CE–1905 CE | 239Kcurrent GBP1905 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
Rulers
5 on record with dated reigns. Reign years follow the house convention: BCE years are negative.
- Empress Sunmyeongcrown princess of Korea1897 CE – 1904 CE
- Gojong of the Korean EmpireHead of State1897 CE – 1907 CE
- Empress Sunjeongempress of the Korean Empire1907 CE – 1910 CE
- Sunjong of the Korean EmpireHead of State1907 CE – 1910 CE
- Yi Uncrown prince of the Korean Empire1907 CE – 1910 CE
Language & currency
- Official & national languages
- Korean
- Currency
- Korean won, Korean yang
Memberships
- Korea–Japan Defense Pact (1894)Military alliance · member1894 CE – 1895 CE
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
Seshat Global History Databank. Cliopatria: a historical basemap of polity borders (cliopatria.geojson).
Correlates of War NMC v6.0v6.0
Singer, J.D. (1987). National Material Capabilities Data (NMC), v6.0. Correlates of War Project.
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Barbieri, K. & Keshk, O. (2016). Correlates of War Project Trade Data Set, v4.0.
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Wikipedia contributors. Article lead sections, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Korean Empire is one of the polities with a sourced record deep enough to publish.