Heungseon Daewongun

Heungseon Daewongun was the title of Yi Ha-eung, the regent of Joseon during the minority of Emperor Gojong in the 1860s. Until his death, he was a key political figure of late Joseon Korea. He was also called the Daewongun, Guktaegong, or later Internal King Heonui, and also known to contemporary western diplomats as Prince Gung.