Eulmi Incident (assassination of Empress Myeongseong)
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The Eulmi Incident was the 1895 assassination of Korea’s Empress Myeongseong by Japanese agents and collaborators, a pivotal event that intensified Korean resistance to Japanese influence and marked a turning point in late Joseon politics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eulmi Incident (assassination of Empress Myeongseong) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8277881 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eulmi Incident (assassination of Empress Myeongseong) Context triple: [Gojong of Korea, notableEvent, Eulmi Incident (assassination of Empress Myeongseong)]
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Kanto Massacre of Koreans
The Kanto Massacre of Koreans was a 1923 wave of mob and military violence in Japan in which thousands of Koreans were killed amid false rumors and xenophobic panic following the Great Kanto Earthquake.
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B.
September 18 Incident
The September 18 Incident was a staged 1931 explosion by the Japanese military near Mukden used as a pretext to invade and occupy Manchuria, marking a key escalation in Japanese aggression in China before World War II.
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C.
February 28 Incident
The February 28 Incident was a 1947 anti-government uprising in Taiwan and its brutal suppression by the Kuomintang authorities, marking a pivotal and traumatic event in Taiwanese history.
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D.
May 15 Incident
The May 15 Incident was a 1932 coup attempt in Japan in which young naval officers and right-wing extremists assassinated Prime Minister Inukai Tsuyoshi, marking a major step toward militarist rule.
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E.
Bubat incident
The Bubat incident was a 14th-century political and military clash in the Majapahit Kingdom, marked by the tragic confrontation between Majapahit forces and the Sundanese royal entourage that derailed a planned dynastic marriage and reshaped Javanese inter-kingdom relations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eulmi Incident (assassination of Empress Myeongseong) Target entity description: The Eulmi Incident was the 1895 assassination of Korea’s Empress Myeongseong by Japanese agents and collaborators, a pivotal event that intensified Korean resistance to Japanese influence and marked a turning point in late Joseon politics.
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A.
Kanto Massacre of Koreans
The Kanto Massacre of Koreans was a 1923 wave of mob and military violence in Japan in which thousands of Koreans were killed amid false rumors and xenophobic panic following the Great Kanto Earthquake.
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B.
September 18 Incident
The September 18 Incident was a staged 1931 explosion by the Japanese military near Mukden used as a pretext to invade and occupy Manchuria, marking a key escalation in Japanese aggression in China before World War II.
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C.
February 28 Incident
The February 28 Incident was a 1947 anti-government uprising in Taiwan and its brutal suppression by the Kuomintang authorities, marking a pivotal and traumatic event in Taiwanese history.
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D.
May 15 Incident
The May 15 Incident was a 1932 coup attempt in Japan in which young naval officers and right-wing extremists assassinated Prime Minister Inukai Tsuyoshi, marking a major step toward militarist rule.
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E.
Bubat incident
The Bubat incident was a 14th-century political and military clash in the Majapahit Kingdom, marked by the tragic confrontation between Majapahit forces and the Sundanese royal entourage that derailed a planned dynastic marriage and reshaped Javanese inter-kingdom relations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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incident ⓘ political assassination ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Eulmi Sabyeon
NERFINISHED
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Eulmi year incident NERFINISHED ⓘ assassination of Empress Myeongseong ⓘ |
| chronology | late Joseon period ⓘ |
| country | Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1895-10-08 ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
increased Russian influence at the Korean court
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weakening of traditional royal authority in Joseon ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Korean Hullyeondae troops
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Miura Gorō NERFINISHED ⓘ Okamoto Ryūnosuke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVictim |
Empress Myeongseong
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queen Min NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Korean ⓘ |
| location |
Gyeongbokgung Palace
NERFINISHED
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Hanseong NERFINISHED ⓘ Seoul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motive |
eliminating anti-Japanese leadership at the Korean court
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strengthening Japanese influence in Korea ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Eulmi year of the sexagenary cycle ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Miura Gorō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Korea under Japanese influence
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history of Korea–Japan relations ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Japanese agents
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Japanese legation staff in Korea ⓘ Japanese military personnel ⓘ Korean collaborators ⓘ pro-Japanese Korean officials ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Empress Myeongseong
NERFINISHED
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First Sino-Japanese War NERFINISHED ⓘ Gabo Reform NERFINISHED ⓘ King Gojong NERFINISHED ⓘ Korean independence movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
assassination of Empress Myeongseong
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flight of King Gojong to the Russian legation ⓘ intensified Korean resistance to Japanese influence ⓘ international criticism of Japan ⓘ political instability in late Joseon Korea ⓘ rise of anti-Japanese sentiment in Korea ⓘ |
| significance |
catalyst for Korean nationalist movements
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key event preceding Japanese protectorate over Korea ⓘ turning point in late Joseon politics ⓘ |
| target |
Empress Myeongseong’s political influence
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Korean royal court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| year | 1895 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eulmi Incident (assassination of Empress Myeongseong) Description of subject: The Eulmi Incident was the 1895 assassination of Korea’s Empress Myeongseong by Japanese agents and collaborators, a pivotal event that intensified Korean resistance to Japanese influence and marked a turning point in late Joseon politics.
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