Empress Myeongseong

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Empress Myeongseong was a late 19th-century Korean queen consort and political leader who strongly opposed Japanese influence on Korea and was assassinated by Japanese agents in 1895.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Korean empress
assassinated person
historical figure
political leader
queen consort
alsoKnownAs Minbi NERFINISHED
Myeongseong Hwanghu NERFINISHED
Queen Min NERFINISHED
assassinatedBy Japanese agents
agents of the Japanese legation in Korea
birthDate 1851-10-19
birthName Min Ja-yeong NERFINISHED
birthPlace Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province, Joseon NERFINISHED
burialPlace Hongneung, Seoul NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath assassination
child Sunjong of Korea NERFINISHED
commemoratedOn Korean banknotes and stamps
countryOfCitizenship Joseon NERFINISHED
Korean Empire NERFINISHED
deathDate 1895-10-08
deathPlace Gyeongbokgung, Hanseong, Joseon NERFINISHED
era late 19th century
late Joseon period
event Eulmi Incident NERFINISHED
familyName Min NERFINISHED
father Min Chi-rok NERFINISHED
givenName Ja-yeong NERFINISHED
house Yeoheung Min clan NERFINISHED
mannerOfDeath murdered
mother Lady Hanchang of the Yi clan NERFINISHED
name Empress Myeongseong NERFINISHED
notableFor being a symbol of Korean resistance to imperialism
leading Korean court politics in the late 19th century
resisting Japanese domination of Korea
opposed Japanese influence in Korea
pro-Japanese Korean officials
portrayedIn Korean television dramas
musicals and films about late Joseon history
positionHeld Empress consort of Korea
Queen consort of Joseon
predecessorAsQueenConsort Queen Cheorin NERFINISHED
religion Korean Buddhism NERFINISHED
residence Changdeokgung Palace NERFINISHED
Gyeongbokgung Palace NERFINISHED
spouse Gojong of Korea NERFINISHED
successorAsQueenConsort Empress Sunmyeonghyo NERFINISHED
supported Russian influence as counterweight to Japan
titleGranted Empress Myeongseong NERFINISHED
titleGrantedDate 1897
yearOfAssassination 1895

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Gojong of Korea spouse Empress Myeongseong
Sunjong of Korea mother Empress Myeongseong