Yi Kang
| Yi Kang, King Ui or Prince Imperial Ui | |
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Yi on his uniform as Lieutenant General in Imperial Korean Army | |
| Born | 30 March 1877 Hanseong-bu, Joseon |
| Died | 15 August 1955 (aged 78) Andong Palace, Anguk-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea |
| Burial | Hongyu-reung, Namyang-ju |
| Spouse | Kim Deok-su, Princess Imperial Ui
(m. 1892; died 1964)Concubines:
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| Issue Detail | Prince Yi Geon (Later Kenichi Momoyama) Prince Yi U Yi Bang Yi Hae-wan Yi Chang Yi Ju Yi Hae-won Yi Gon (Successor of Yi Kang) Yi Hae-chun Yi Hae-suk Yi Gwang Yi Hyun Yi Haegyeong Yi Gap Yi Seok Yi Hoe-ja Yi Hwan Yi Hae-ran Yi Jung Yi Hae-ryeon Yi Chang-hui |
| House | House of Yi |
| Father | Emperor Gojong of Korea |
| Mother | Empress Myeongseong(legal) Lady Jang of the Deoksu Jang clan(birth) |
| Religion | Roman Catholic Church |
| Yi Kang | |
| Hangul | 의친왕 이강 or 의왕 or 의화군 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Uichinwang I Gang or Uiwang or Uihwagun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ŭich'inwang I Kang or Ŭiwang or Ŭihwagun |
Yi Kang, Prince Imperial Ui (Korean: 의친왕 이강; 30 March 1877 – 15 August 1955), also known as Prince Uihwa (1891–1900) or King Ui (1900–1955) was the second son of Emperor Gojong of Korea and his concubine, Lady Jang, who was a court lady-in-waiting.
In 1891, his father King Gojong issued a decree naming Yi "Prince Uihwa" with the style of Royal Highness. Yi married Lady Kim Deok-su, the daughter of court official Kim Sajun.
Upon declaration of Korean Empire in 1897, Yi was enthroned as King Ui or Prince Imperial Ui by his father Emperor Gojong of Korea in 1900 along with his younger brother, Yi Un.