Heungseon Daewongun was regent for his son, Emperor
Heungseon Daewongun was regent for his son, Emperor Gojong of Korea (born 1852) from 1863 to 1873. Heungseon Daewongun kept the Hermit Kingdom isolated from all outsiders except the Chinese. In the 1860s he supported the executions of 6 French missionaries and thousands of Korean converts to Christianity (BSLOC_2017_18_60)
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Mary Evans / Everett Collection
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Everett Collection
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