Lee Wan-yong

Lee Wan-yong
7th Prime Minister of Korea
In office
11 August 1910 – 29 August 1910
MonarchSunjong
Preceded byPak Che-soon
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Personal details
Born(1858-07-17)17 July 1858
Gwangju, Gyeonggi, Joseon
Died12 February 1926(1926-02-12) (aged 67)
Keijō, Korea, Empire of Japan
Korean name
Hunminjeongeum
이완용
Hanja
李完用
Revised RomanizationI Wanyong
McCune–ReischauerI Wanyong
Art name
Hunminjeongeum
일당
Hanja
一堂
Revised RomanizationIldang
McCune–ReischauerIltang
Courtesy name
Hunminjeongeum
경덕
Hanja
敬德
Revised RomanizationGyeongdeok
McCune–ReischauerKyŏngdŏk

Lee Wan-yong (Korean이완용; pronounced [iː wɐȵoŋ]; 17 July 1858 – 12 February 1926), also spelled Yi Wan-yong or Ye Wan-yong,[1] was a Korean politician who served as the 7th Prime Minister of Korea. He is best remembered for signing the Eulsa Treaty and the Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty, which placed Korea under Japanese rule in 1910. Lee's name has since become a byword for the chinilpa, or Korean figures who have collaborated with the Japanese Empire.

  1. ^ Sang-Hun, Choe (2008-06-12). "An Anger in Korea Over More Than Beef". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-09-24.