Uploaded October 2015 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Throughout much of Korea’s history, it was overshadowed by the larger powers in the region, most notably China and Japan. But after Tokyo defeated Beijing in the First Sino-Japanese War, Korea declared its independence and stood on its own.
The King, Gojong declared a new era and the birth of the Daehan Empire. His wife, Queen Min (posthumously known as Empress Myeongseong) was assented by Japanese agents in 1895.
It was an attack that still stirs up a bad taste in people’s mouth today, but what if Gojong took another wife? That story and the author who spends his time looking into such maters, Robert Neff, joins the podcast.
After listening to the podcast, take a look at your home country, are there any strange stories floating out there on the interwebs or in pop culture that people believe that simply aren’t true? Please share them on Facebook, Twitter, or by messaging podcast@asianewsweekly.net.
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Throughout much of Korea’s history, it was overshadowed by the larger powers in the region, most notably China and Japan. But after Tokyo defeated Beijing in the First Sino-Japanese War, Korea declared its independence and stood on its own.
The King, Gojong declared a new era and the birth of the Daehan Empire. His wife, Queen Min (posthumously known as Empress Myeongseong) was assented by Japanese agents in 1895.
It was an attack that still stirs up a bad taste in people’s mouth today, but what if Gojong took another wife? That story and the author who spends his time looking into such maters, Robert Neff, joins the podcast.
After listening to the podcast, take a look at your home country, are there any strange stories floating out there on the interwebs or in pop culture that people believe that simply aren’t true? Please share them on Facebook, Twitter, or by messaging podcast@asianewsweekly.net.
Connect with me on social media and the internet!
e-mail: podcast@asianewsweekly.net
Twitter: twitter.com/SteveMillerANW
Facebook: facebook.com/asianewsweekly
Podcast: asianewsweekly.net
