House of Ki
Parent family | Hêngdjoe Ki clan |
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Founded | 23 June 1883 |
Founder | Têdjo |
Final ruler | Hjodjo |
Historic seat | Hêngdjoe, Gojang, Corea |
Titles | Emperor of Corea King of Poeja King of Haboek |
Deposition | 13 April 1936 |
The House of Ki (Corean: 서광 왕조, Sôgwang wangdjo) is a royal family of Corea which variously ruled the Sôgwang dynasty from 1883 to 1936, Poeja from 1889 to 1936, and Haboek from 1931 to 1936. The House was established when nobleman Ki Ripbam overthrew the Djosôn in the Gjemi Coup and created himself monarch in the late 19th century. Him and his son, Hjodjo, would rule until the Treaty of Hansjang in 1936, when they were deposed by Russian and Chinese troops. Today, their descendants and relatives predominately reside in Viet Nam and Tauland, with minorities in Tussenland and Corea.
One of the oldest Corean clans still in existence, the Hêngdjoe Ki family rose to prominence in the 12th century when member Ki Taksang participated in the 1170 Moesin military coup d'état. Empress Gi in the 14th century became empress consort of the Mongol-led Yen dynasty. The family would, upon its establishment in 1392, provide numerous military officials, politicians, and royal consorts to the Djosôn dynasty for the next several centuries.