Korean Empire Aegukga
The Anthem of the Greater Korean Empire (or Korean Empire Aegukga; in modern Korean orthography: 대한 제국 애국가; hanja: 大韓 帝國 愛國歌) was the first national anthem of Korea. It was used in the early 20th century Korean Empire.
The anthem was first commissioned by Emperor Gojong in 1901 and presented to the Korean court on 1 July 1902, by German composer Franz Eckert, who happened to be the director of the Korean Empire's military band at the time. It was published in Germany in five different languages (Korean, German, English, Chinese, and French) and performed for the first time on 9 September 1902, during Emperor Gojong's birthday ceremony.
The soon demise of the Korean Empire's independence, however, meant that the anthem did not become widely available. With the signing of the Eulsa Treaty in 1905, the Korean Empire was well on its way towards annexation by the Empire of Japan.
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