English: "Korean Empire Aegukga" | |
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대한제국 애국가 大韓帝國愛國歌 | |
Former national anthem of Korea | |
Also known as | (English: "Anthem of the Korean Empire") |
Lyrics | Min Young-hwan, 1902[1] |
Music | Franz Eckert, 1902 |
Adopted | 1 July 1902 |
Relinquished | 29 August 1910 |
Audio sample | |
Patriotic Hymn of the Great Korean Empire (Vocal) |
National anthem of the Korean Empire | |
Hunminjeongeum | 대한제국 애국가 |
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Hanja | 大韓帝國愛國歌 |
Revised Romanization | Daehan Jeguk Aegukga |
McCune–Reischauer | Taehan Cheguk Aegukka |
The "Patriotic Hymn of the Great Korean Empire" (Korean: 대한제국 애국가; Hanja: 大韓帝國愛國歌; lit. '"Great Korean empire patriotic song"') was the national anthem of the Korean Empire during the 1900s. It was the first and only national anthem of a unified Korean state to date.