Choesun I of Dankuk

Choesun I (b. 31 July 3823; r. 3857-), is twelfth monarch of Dankuk. He is titled as the Emperor of the Kyo, or alternatively, the Emperor of Dankuk.

Rise to the Throne
After the ouster of the Septembrist government and constitution in 3856, Crown Prince Choesun propelled himself into the spotlight, quickly overshadowing the work of his father. Prior to the restoration of the pre-Septembrist constitution, King Jongki VI had played a major role in supporting efforts to restore the Kyo kingdom and he lent considerable legitimacy to the leading opposition group, the Dankuk National Union (DNU). After the successes in the summer of 3856, nationalist factions began to work towards an even greater expression of the supremacy of Dankuk. A close associate of Crown Prince Choesun, Minister of Defense Kang Hwanmu took over leadership of the nationalist political party Kyo Fatherland and he began to conduct a number of highly publicized military drills and exercises.

As the summer of 3856 drew to a close, nationalist groups continued to maneuver themselves towards a position of greater power over New Dawn, the leading political party of the DNU alliance. In November, Choesun received his first major media attention while leading the Dankuk delegation at the Miyako Conference on Mikokuzin Unity in Gao-Soto. Speaking in strong support of a multinational union, the Crown Prince expressed a desire to assert the greatness of the Gao-Showa peoples and to establish a union which would benefit all realms of life and society for Dovani. Reports of the Crown Prince's arguments quickly gained Choesun a large and growing following in Dankuk, something which also helped to shift voters more towards Kyo Fatherland, to which Choesun is alleged to be affiliated.

Quite shocking to the country, however, was that on 20 November 3856 a sudden public announcement was organized to be made from Beonyeongsalm Palace. With the presence of hundreds of royal guards, King Jongki VI announced that he would abdicate the throne in favor of Choesun. Additionally, it was stated that accompanying the ascension to the throne on 1 January 3857 would be the restoration of the Great Kyo Empire, with Choesun as its first new emperor. Rumors arose that Choesun forced his way to the throne and possibly even threatened in father, but there are no factual reports backing up these claims.