Daewongun (1990)
The Daewongun of the title refers to Heungseon Daewongun, or Yi Ha Eung, a descendent of King Yeongjo and regent to King Gojong. This episode details the years spanning from the reign of King Cheoljong to the Empire under Gojong and Empress Myeongseong, and finally the fall of the dynasty.
Daewongun: Season 1 - 32 Episode s
1x1 - Young Master from Kanghwa Island
May 6, 1990
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1x2 - King Cheoljong
May 13, 1990
1x3 - King's First Love
May 20, 1990
1x4 - The Queen is Fifteen
May 20, 1990
1x5 - Eccentric Jeong Su Dong
June 3, 1990
1x6 - Beginning to Wander
June 10, 1990
1x7 - Capital of the World
June 17, 1990
1x8 - Greenhorn
July 1, 1990
1x9 - Gold and Trees
July 8, 1990
1x10 - Wherever the King Goes
July 15, 1990
1x11 - Moving Priceless Treasure
July 22, 1990
1x12 - Cheoljong Dies
July 29, 1990
1x13 - The Prince Regent Lives
August 5, 1990
1x14 - Abolish the Lecture Hall
August 12, 1990
1x15 - Suffer the Sunken Ones!
August 26, 1990
1x16 - Reconstruction of Gyeongbok Palace
September 2, 1990
1x17 - Selecting a Queen
September 9, 1990
1x18 - Wind from the West in 1866
September 16, 1990
1x19 - Wind from the Queen's Palace
September 23, 1990
1x20 - The Korea-America War and the Anti-Foreign Stele
September 30, 1990
1x21 - Queen Min's Cry
October 7, 1990
1x22 - The Sprouts are Still Young
October 14, 1990
1x23 - Observing a Robbery
October 21, 1990
1x24 - The Unyo Incident and the Kanghwa Treaty
October 28, 1990
1x25 - Monster Lee Dong In
November 4, 1990
1x26 - The 1882 Incident
November 11, 1990
1x27 - Prince Regent becomes a Hostage
November 18, 1990
1x28 - The 1884 Coup
November 25, 1990
1x29 - Three Day Reign
December 2, 1990
1x30 - Buddhist Prayer
December 9, 1990
1x31 - The Assassination of Empress Min
December 16, 1990
1x32 - Short Hair Order and Refuge at the Russian Legation
December 23, 1990
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