Yunjung (English spelling)

Japanese: 魚允中 - ぎょいんちゅう（英語表記）O˘ Yunjung

[Born] Kenso 14 (1848)
[Died] Jianyang 1 (1896)
A politician in Korea at the end of the Joseon Dynasty (Yi Dynasty). His pen name was Seongchi and his title was Ilchi. He served as Yangsan County Magistrate, Secret Royal Inspector, etc. In 1881 (18th year of the reign of Gojong), he was ordered to inspect Japan and came there, and when he returned he advocated an open-door policy. He was subsequently involved in foreign negotiations, and in 1884 he participated in drafting the terms of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States and Korea. He also played a role in establishing the Regulations for Sino-Korean Merchant and Civilian Land and Sea Trade. In 1897 he was appointed Northwestern Edict, and agreed upon the Regulations for Jungang Trade and the Regulations for Hoeryeong Trade. In 1898 he participated in the pro-Japanese Kim Hong-jip cabinet during the Gabo Reforms, and was assassinated for being pro-Japanese when the king moved to the Russian legation in 1896 (1st year of the reign of Gojong) and a pro-Russian cabinet was established.

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Japanese:

[生]憲宗14(1848)
[没]建陽1(1896)
朝鮮，朝鮮王朝 (李朝) 末期の政治家。字は聖執。号は一斉。梁山郡守，暗行御史などを歴任。高宗 18 (1881) 年日本視察の命を受け来日，帰国して開国政策を主張した。以後対外折衝の任にたずさわり，同 19年朝米通商条約の条文作成に参加。さらに中朝商民水陸貿易章程の成立にも関与。同 20年西北経略使に任命され，中江貿易章程，会寧通商章程などを協定。同 31年甲午の改革に際して親日派の金弘集内閣に参加したので建陽1 (96) 年国王がロシア公使館に移って親露派の内閣が成立したとき，親日派であるという理由で殺害された。

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