Editing Emperor (section)

===Korea===
{{Main|Korean imperial titles}}
[[File:복원품 순종 어진 복원모사도(1).jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Emperor Sunjong]], the last emperor of Korea]]
Some rulers of [[Goguryeo]] (37 BC–AD 668) used the title of ''[[Taewang]]'' ({{Korean|태왕|太王|labels=no}}), literally translated as "Greatest King". The title of ''Taewang'' was also used by some rulers of [[Silla]] (57 BC–AD 935), including [[Beopheung of Silla|Beopheung]] and [[Jinheung of Silla|Jinheung]].

The rulers of [[Balhae]] (698–926) internally called themselves ''Seongwang'' ({{Korean|성왕|聖王 |labels=no }}; lit. "Holy King").<ref>[[:zh:s:新唐書/卷219|New Book of Tang, vol. 209]]</ref>

The rulers of [[Goryeo]] (918–1392) used the titles of emperor and ''[[Son of Heaven]] of the East of the Ocean'' ({{Korean|해동천자|海東天子|labels=no}}). Goryeo's imperial system ended in 1270 with capitulation to the [[Mongol Empire]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Em |first1=Henry |title=The Great Enterprise: Sovereignty and Historiography in Modern Korea |date=2013 |publisher=Duke University Press |isbn=978-0822353720 |pages=24–26 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DxAd2Aw_jP0C&pg=PA24 |access-date=3 November 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

In 1897, [[Gojong of Korea|Gojong]], the king of Joseon, proclaimed the founding of the [[Korean Empire]] (1897–1910), becoming the [[emperor of Korea]]. He declared the [[Korean era name|era name]] of "Gwangmu" ({{Korean|광무|光武|labels=no}}), meaning "Bright and Martial". The Korean Empire lasted until 1910, when it was annexed by the [[Empire of Japan]].