Emperor Seotachōu

Emperor Seotachōu (Juponese: 皇帝서太字우; Hŭlgori Sŏtáchōū) was member of the House of Piŭl who served as the final emperor of the Empire of Jupon. He was officially coronated as emperor in the early spring of 1885 shortly after the death of his father, Emperor Dàyi. Upon ascending to the throne which his father left for him to inherit, the newly crowned emperor Seotachōu married his wife Empress-consort Harŭng.

During Seotachōu's reign he oversaw the development and advancements of Jupon through the Yedokuri Reform, as well as guiding Jupon through the Eulhae War and occupation period. Though Seotachōu had done many beneficial things for his country, there was still mass controversy surrounding him, an instance being Jupon's explicit role in annexing and subjugating Basanreseri, as well as taking part in the Ssordoni Massacre and giving orders to execute the Basanreserian royal family. During the period of unrest in the 1940's, Jupon's monarchy had fallen from grace, and Emperor Seotachōu along with the rest of his family were murdered while at home in their palace. In the end, Emperor Seotachōu led quite a legacy, and is still remembered today as one of Jupon's most notorious monarchs.

=Life=

Early Childhood
Prince Piŭl, born as Piŭl Sŏtáchōū (Juponese: 火서太字우) was born on 10 Siwol, 1868 in Gwangyáikum Palace, Konggei to his parents, Emperor Dàyi of the House of Piŭl, and his mother Madame Jin of the Jin-Sata Clan. Since Sŏtáchōū's youth it was evident that he had a great interest in military as it was commonly noted that he would play with toy soldiers throughout the palace.

Despite Jupon still being a heavily impoverished country at the time, the royal family as well as the aristocracy still maintained their wealthy lifestyle. Prince Sŏtáchōū was commonly adorned in the finest of silks and jewelry, much to the chagrin of commoners.

Historical records report that the young prince had a small number of friends during his childhood, the group of children often ventured and peruse the streets of Konggei.

Due to Sŏtáchōū's father rarely being around as he had responsibilities to the people, the young prince was much closer to his mother. In 1874 when Sŏtáchōū was six, his mother gave birth to his younger sister Princess Akiko, though unfortunately, the infant princess died after one year. Sŏtáchōū and his mother were the only two members of the royal family in attendance of the infant princess' funeral, Sŏtáchōū's father Emperor Dàyi played an extremely minuscule role in his son's life. Prince Sŏtáchōū was never close to his father.

Teenage Years and Young Adulthood
Prince Sŏtáchōū lived a peaceful life, little was known about him as he rarely accompanied his father in public outing. The prince often spent his days exercising along with studying history, art, music, and literature. One night in 1881 when Sŏtáchōū was thirteen, chaos shook throughout the family as his mother, Madame Jin had been accused of adultery. After being tried and found guilty on all accounts of adultery and conspiracy to commit adultery, Madame Jin was exiled from Jupon, thus that was the last contact Prince Sŏtáchōū had ever had with his mother. This understandably caused much tension between the young prince and his father, the two never got along.