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Eunuch Kang Seuk-Ho(姜錫鎬)'s Royalist Activities During Daehan Empire

  • The Review of Korean History
  • 2008, (89), pp.87-118
  • Publisher : The Historical Society Of Korea
  • Research Area : Humanities > History

Jang, Hee Heung 1

1대구대학교

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ABSTRACT

Kang Suck Ho, Naesi(內侍), took activities of the Pro American sympathizer with Min Young Whan(閔泳煥) in the aftermath of the Gap-O Reform(甲午更張) of 1894. The immediate cause to win King Kojong(高宗)'s favor was motivated for the accident, which the so-called King's Flight to Russian Legation(俄館播遷) took place. With this accident, Kan Such Ho and Lee Bum Jin(李範晋) won official commendation for helping King Kojong go the Russian Legation and then they were appointed as Bong Si(奉侍) like secretaryship at Si Jong Won(侍從院). Since then, they became the King’s gentleman. Kim Young Jun, the Pro-Japanese line, made bad blood among Kojong or Queen Um(嚴妃) two persons and Kang Suck Ho, or planned to assassinate Kang's life, and finally ended in failure. Since then, Kang Such Ho survived as King's gentleman, made an attempt on Pak Yong-Hyo(朴泳孝)'s life and Yu Kiljun(兪吉濬)'s life, or the Pro-Japanese secret agent, and ended in failure in the long run. However the attempt may failed under a plan, this plan showed that Kang such Ho, as King's gentleman carried out in place of king Kojoung. In other words, it appeared to me that these unsuccessful attempt at assassination represented silent resistance against Japanese oppression. Furthermore, it reflected Kojung's intention that Kan delivered the fund into king's emissary at the Hague. But before and after Russian-Japanese War, when Japan oppressed Kojung, Kan also was dismissed from office with colleagues at the recommendation of himself. Because he was reprimanded to assume responsibility for the activity concerned Righteous Army. In light of the dismission or the liquidation from government official within the Royal Court in this time, The work of Japan's oppressive measure to Kojung would be finished by the end of this point. Also, It was the same context to dismiss the Naesibu(內侍府). And then, when Kan turned himself in, his power also became uninfluential.

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