Event (1896–1897) in which Gojong, king of Joseon, and the crown prince (the future Sunjong of Joseon) fled to the Russian legation in Seoul in fear of a coup d'état and in reaction to the murder of his wife Empress Myeongseong by the Japanese empire. It dates on 11 February 1896 and lasted until 20 February 1897 (about 1 year). The setting was Jeong-dong. Those involved included the Gojong of the Korean Empire and the Sunjong of the Korean Empire.
Before and after
- 14 December 1895Birth of George VI
- 28 December 1895The Lumiere brothers hold the first public film screening
- from 1896 to 1898Philippine Revolution
- 1896Svante Arrhenius calculates how carbon dioxide warms the planet
- from 11 February 1896 to 20 February 1897Gojong's internal exile to the Russian legation
- 1 March 1896Battle of Adwa
- from 6 April 1896 to 15 April 18961896 Summer Olympics
- from 6 April 1896 to 15 April 1896The first modern Olympic Games open in Athens
- 16 July 1896Birth of Trygve Lie
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