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Sunheung An Clan
The Sunheung Ahn clan (, ) is a clan connected with the town of Sunheung, South Korea, and was well known during the Goryeo Dynasty and in the early Joseon Dynasty for its so-called "blue-blood" status. 73.5% of people with the Korean surname 'Ahn' belong to the Sunheung Ahn clan. The 2000 South Korean census counted 468,827 members of the "Sunheung" Ahn clan. Sunheung clan in the Goryeo Dynasty They have enjoyed "blue-blood" status as nobility (Yangban) since their earliest history in the Goryeo Dynasty and throughout the Joseon Dynasty. The founder of the Sunheung Ahn was a famous military commander from Goryeo named Ahn Ja-mi. He commanded the ''Hongwiwi'', a troop that escorted the Royal Family, greeted foreign envoys, participated in national ceremonies, fought in wars, and guarded the frontier (border area) during the Goryeo Dynasty. Ahn Ja-mi was honoured with the title of the Supreme Commander of Samhowi (one of the three Central Commanderies) by King Sinjong of Gorye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Gyeongsang
North Gyeongsang Province (, ) is a province in eastern South Korea, and with an area of , it is the largest province in the Korean peninsula. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Gyeongsang province, and remained a province of Korea (as Keishōhoku-dō during Japanese rule) until the country's division in 1945, then became part of South Korea. Daegu was the capital of North Gyeongsang Province between 1896 and 1981, but has not been a part of the province since 1981. In 2016, the provincial capital moved from Daegu to Andong. History The 1,000-year-old Silla Kingdom flourished and unified the previous three kingdoms. The area was named Gyeongsang-do in 1314 during the Goryeo Dynasty. In 1896, during the Joseon Dynasty, the area was renamed Gyeongsangbuk-do as 13 roads were reorganized. The current administrative district was reorganized with the reorganization of Bu, Gun, and Myeon in 1914. Geography and climate The province is part of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korea Under Japanese Rule
From 1910 to 1945, Korea was ruled by the Empire of Japan under the name Chōsen (), the Japanese reading of "Joseon". Japan first took Korea into its sphere of influence during the late 1800s. Both Korea (Joseon) and Japan had been under policies of isolationism, with Joseon being a Tributary system of China, tributary state of Qing China. However, in 1854, Perry Expedition, Japan was forcibly opened by the United States. It then rapidly modernized under the Meiji Restoration, while Joseon continued to resist foreign attempts to open it up. Japan eventually succeeded in opening Joseon with the unequal Japan–Korea Treaty of 1876. Afterwards, Japan embarked on a decades-long process of defeating its local rivals, securing alliances with Western powers, and asserting its influence in Korea. Japan Assassination of Empress Myeongseong, assassinated the defiant Korean queen and intervened in the Donghak Peasant Revolution.Donald Keene, ''Emperor of Japan: Meiji and his World, 1852� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Yu-jin
An Yu-jin (; born September 1, 2003) is a South Korean singer. She is the leader of the girl group Ive (group), Ive under Starship Entertainment and a former member of South Korean-Japanese girl group Iz*One. Early life An Yu-jin was born on September 1, 2003 in Cheongju, South Korea. Off the Record, the label under which An was signed as a member of Iz*One, revealed in 2019 that she had dropped out of school to focus on her promotions with Iz*One and that she would be home-schooled. Career 2018–2021: ''Produce 48'' and Iz*One From June 15 to August 31, 2018, An represented Starship Entertainment alongside Jang Won-young and Cho Ka-hyeon on reality girl group survival show ''Produce 48''. An placed fifth and debuted with Iz*One. The group's debut extended play (EP) ''Color*Iz'' was released on October 29, 2018, with "La Vie en Rose (Iz*One song), La Vie en Rose" serving as its lead single. Several months after her debut with Iz*One, An participated in the televised singi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahn Eak-tai
Ahn Eak-tai (, ; 5 December 1906 – 16 September 1965) was a Korean classical composer and conductor. He conducted numerous major orchestras across Europe, including the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Rome Philharmonic Orchestra. Ahn composed "Aegukga", a song best known as the national anthem of South Korea, ''Korean Dance'', ''Nongae'', and the ''Symphonic Fantasy Korea''. His unpublished works, some of which have been discovered recently, include ''Poema Synfonic 'Mallorca'', ''Lo Pi Formentor'', and ''The Death of Emperor Gojong''. Ahn Eak-tai was born in the northern part of Korea just before the colonial era, and attended a school staffed by Catholic missionaries. There he developed an interest in music as he played a trumpet in the school orchestra. He received his higher education from the Kunitachi Music School in Japan, at the University of Cincinnati, and at the Curtis Institute of Music in the United States during the Grea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korea Military Academy
Korea Military Academy (KMA) is the leading South Korean institution for the education and training of officer cadets for the Republic of Korea Army. Along with the Korea Army Academy (Yeongcheon), it produces the largest number of senior officers in the Korean army. Commonly referred to as ''Hwarangdae'' ( Hanja: 花郞臺) as a reference to the '' Hwarang'', an elite organization of youth leaders which existed in Korean history, it is located in Nowon-gu, a northeastern district of Seoul, South Korea. History The academy was founded on May 1, 1946, as ''South Joseon Defense Academy'' by ''National Defense Command'', the predecessor of Ministry of National Defense of Republic of Korea, under the authority of then- U.S. military administration in South Korea. With the end of the Pacific War and the subsequent disbandment of the Imperial Japanese Army, which had been occupying Korea since 1910, a void of indigenous security force was created, while the pool of human resourc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean Liberation Army
The Korean Liberation Army (KLA; ), also known as the Korean Restoration Army, was the armed forces of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea. It was established on September 17, 1940, in Chongqing, Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China, with significant financial and personnel support from the Nationalist government, Kuomintang. It participated in various battles and intelligence activities against the Japanese, including alongside the British Army during the Second World War, British Army in India in World War II, India and with the United States in the Eagle Project. Its commandant was General Ji Cheong-cheon and chief of staff General Lee Beom-seok (prime minister), Lee Beom-seok, the future first prime minister of South Korea. The group reached several hundred personnel at its peak. It experienced frequent funding issues, infighting, and difficulty achieving recognition from global powers. Background Since the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910, Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahn Bong-soon
Ahn Bong-Soon (; March 1, 1894 – February 25, 1967) was a Korean independence activist. He was a member of the Korean Provisional Government and of the Korean Liberation Army The Korean Liberation Army (KLA; ), also known as the Korean Restoration Army, was the armed forces of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea. It was established on September 17, 1940, in Chongqing, Republic of China (1912–1949), .... He posthumously received the Order of Merit for National Foundation in 1977. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ahn, Bong-Soon South Korean expatriates in Taiwan South Korean expatriates in China 1967 deaths 1894 births Members of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea Korean resistance members Korean Liberation Army personnel Recipients of the Order of Merit for National Foundation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Gu
Kim Ku (; August 29, 1876 – June 26, 1949), also known by his art name Paekpŏm, was a Korean independence activist and statesman. He was a leader of the Korean independence movement against the Empire of Japan, head of the Korean Provisional Government from 1926 to 1927 and from 1940 to 1945, and a Korean reunification activist after 1945. Kim is revered in South Korea, where he is considered one of the greatest figures in Korean history; his legacy is also somewhat less enthusiastically celebrated in North Korea, due to his anti-communist views. Born in Haeju, Hwanghae Province, Joseon, to a poor farming family, Kim was involved in the Donghak Peasant Revolution in 1894. In 1896, he murdered a Japanese man whom he believed was connected to the assassination of Empress Myeongseong (though he is now generally agreed to be a civilian merchant), for which he was imprisoned until escaping in 1898. Kim was briefly a Buddhist monk before becoming a Christian and teacher in 190 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Jung-geun
An Jung-geun (; 2 September 1879 – 26 March 1910) was a Korean independence activist. He is remembered as a martyr in both South and North Korea for his 1909 assassination of the Japanese politician Itō Hirobumi, who had previously served as the first prime minister of Japan and Japanese Resident-General of Korea. An was imprisoned and later executed by Japanese authorities on 26 March 1910. He was posthumously awarded the Order of Merit for National Foundation in 1962 by the South Korean government, the most prestigious civil decoration in the Republic of Korea, for his efforts for Korean independence. Biography Early accounts An was born on 2 September 1879, in Haeju, Hwanghae Province, Joseon. He was the first son of and , of the Sunheung An clan (). Ahn is the 26th great-grandson of Ahn Hyang. His childhood name was (안응칠; 安應七; ). The name originated from seven dots on the chest and stomach, meaning that it was born in accordance with the energy of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahn Hee-jung
Ahn Hee-jung (born 1 May 1965), also known as An Hee-jung, is a former South Korean politician and convicted felon. He served as the 36th and 37th Governor of South Chungcheong Province. He stepped down from his role as governor and announced his retirement from public life after acknowledging accusations that he sexually assaulted his aide Kim Ji-eun on multiple occasions. In February 2019, he was sentenced to a three-and-a-half-year prison term for sexual assault. Early life and education Ahn Hee-jung was born in Yeonmu County, Nonsan, South Chungcheong Province on 1 May 1965, as the third of five children. He dropped out of Namdaejeon High School in Daejeon due to his involvement in the ''Pyeongcheonha'' incident, in which he was caught reading ''Pyeongcheonha'', an anti-regime newspaper published by Lee Chan-koo. The underground newspaper, which was on a banned list, was handed over by the owner of Jaeil Bookstore at the corner of Daejeon Downtown District. Even though he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahn Jae-hong
Ahn Chai-hong (, December 31, 1891 – March 1, 1965) was a Korean activist, politician, and journalist who participated in the Korean independence movement. See also * Korea Independence Party - Ahn Jae-hong was a member of the party here. * Democratic Independent Party Democratic Independent Party (DIP; ) was a centrist political party in North and South Korea. The party was established on 19 October 1947. Its initiators were An Jae-hong, , Hong Myong-hui, Kim Ho, Pak Yong-hee, Yi Kuk-no and Kim Won-yo ... External links Biography on the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs 1891 births 1965 deaths Activists for Korean independence Waseda University alumni Place of birth missing Chai-hong Korean Language Society people Recipients of the Order of Merit for National Foundation {{Korea-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahn Cheol-soo
Ahn Cheol-soo (; born 26 February 1962) is a South Korean politician, medical doctor, businessperson, and software entrepreneur. He is a member of the National Assembly as part of the conservative People Power Party. Prior to his career in politics, Ahn founded AhnLab, Inc., an antivirus software company, in 1995. He was chairman of the board and Chief Learning Officer of AhnLab until September 2012, and remains the company's largest stakeholder. Prior to entering politics, Ahn served as dean of the Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology at Seoul National University until September 2012. Ahn was considered a left-wing politician when he entered politics in 2012, then considered a centrist politician by his 2017 presidential bid, and is now considered a right-wing politician. Ahn made his first official entry into politics as an independent candidate in the 2012 South Korean presidential election, polling strongly before dropping out and endorsing the ultimately ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
