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.
Season 1
Young Master from Kanghwa Island King Cheoljong King's First Love The Queen is Fifteen Eccentric Jeong Su Dong Beginning to Wander Capital of the World Greenhorn Gold and Trees Wherever the King Goes Moving Priceless Treasure Cheoljong Dies The Prince Regent Lives Abolish the Lecture Hall Suffer the Sunken Ones! Reconstruction of Gyeongbok Palace Selecting a Queen Wind from the West in 1866 Wind from the Queen's Palace The Korea-America War and the Anti-Foreign Stele Queen Min's Cry The Sprouts are Still Young Observing a Robbery The Unyo Incident and the Kanghwa Treaty Monster Lee Dong In The 1882 Incident Prince Regent becomes a Hostage The 1884 Coup Three Day Reign Buddhist Prayer The Assassination of Empress Min Short Hair Order and Refuge at the Russian Legation
Young Master from Kanghwa Island King Cheoljong King's First Love The Queen is Fifteen Eccentric Jeong Su Dong Beginning to Wander Capital of the World Greenhorn Gold and Trees Wherever the King Goes Moving Priceless Treasure Cheoljong Dies The Prince Regent Lives Abolish the Lecture Hall Suffer the Sunken Ones! Reconstruction of Gyeongbok Palace Selecting a Queen Wind from the West in 1866 Wind from the Queen's Palace The Korea-America War and the Anti-Foreign Stele Queen Min's Cry The Sprouts are Still Young Observing a Robbery The Unyo Incident and the Kanghwa Treaty Monster Lee Dong In The 1882 Incident Prince Regent becomes a Hostage The 1884 Coup Three Day Reign Buddhist Prayer The Assassination of Empress Min Short Hair Order and Refuge at the Russian Legation