Military Academy of the Korean Empire

However, as a result of shrink in military force of Imperial Korea by Japanese influence, the academy was disbanded in 1909.

However, after the assassination of Queen Min, Hunryeondae and the military academy was dissolved too in September 1895.

[2] On 22 June 1899, the academy became subordinated to the Board of Marshals as an effort of Gojong solidifying the military of Korea.

[2] However, as the Japanese influence increased in Korea following the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1904, the Board of Marshals was dissolved and the academy became an affiliated organization of Education section of the Ministry of Military.

[1] Following the dissolution of the Imperial Korean Army in August 1907, the Military Academy was minimized in size that number of new cadets became 15.

Despite not every cadet was motivated by their nationalist sentiment, many graduates of the academy joined the Righteous army, and opposed Japanese colonization.

Leaders of independence movements such as Yi Dong-hwi, Park Seung-hwan, Kim Chwa-chin, Shin Pal-gyun, Ryu Dong-ryeol, and Ji Cheong-cheon were all graduates of the academy.