Russo-U.S. Joint Investment and International Relations during the Taehan Empire: 1898-1900
Journal Title: International Journal of Korean History - Year 2009, Vol 13, Issue 1
Abstract
During the Taehan Empire, the Department of the Royal Household (Kungnaebu) was the entity in charge of the country’s main mines. While the Unsan Mine was the first mine to fall under the control of the Department of the Royal Household in May 1895, the number of mines under its auspices increased exponentially after the king’s flight to the Russian Legation in 1896 (Agwan p'ach'ŏn). On June 23, 1898 alone, the Department of Agriculture and Commerce officially transferred some forty-three potentially high-yield mines to the Department of the Royal Household.1 Having seized the reins of power in the aftermath of the flight of the king to the Russian Legation in 1896, the royal family undertook this transfer as part of its efforts to increase the financial resources of the royal household. The royal household’s management of these mines revolved around allowing private citizens of Chosŏn to develop these structures and providing mining concessions to foreign nationalities. In exchange, the government levied mining taxes on domestic mine owners and shared in the profits earned by the foreign concessions.
Authors and Affiliations
Joonhwa Hong
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP26346
- DOI -
- Views 336
- Downloads 15
The Nipponophone Company and Record Consumption in Colonial Korea
This paper is a history of the Korean record industry in the 1910s and 20s, focusing on the record company Nihon Chikuonki Shōkai (Nitchiku hereafter). As the first record company in the Japanese empire and the only one...
Importance of the Local Financial Administration in the Chosŏn State Finance System
No Abstract
History of Koguryŏ and China’s Northeast Asian Project
The Koguryŏ Dynasty, established during the 3rd century B.C. around the Maek tribe is believed to have begun its function as a centralized entity in the Northeast Asia region. During the period between 1st century B.C....
A New Challenge to the Study of the Political History of Chosŏn-Prof. Haboush's 『A Heritage of Kings: One Man's Monarchy in the Confucian World
After having completed her graduate studies at Columbia University (PhD in Korean and Chinese History) in 1978 and serving as a researcher at the University of Illinois, Professor JaHyun Kim Haboush joined Professor G...
Women’s Life during the Chosŏn Dynasty
The Chosŏn society was one in which the yangban (aristocracy) wielded tremendous power. The role of women in this society was influenced greatly by the yangban class’ attempts to establish a patriarchal family order a...