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Created page with "*''Died: 1895/10/8'' *''Other Names: Queen Min'' Queen Myeongseong was queen of King Gojong of Joseon Dynasty Korea, and mother to Emperor Sunjong. Her murder..."
*''Died: [[1895]]/10/8''
*''Other Names: Queen Min''
Queen Myeongseong was queen of [[King Gojong]] of [[Joseon Dynasty]] Korea, and mother to [[Emperor Sunjong]]. Her murder by Japanese terrorists in [[1895]] is frequently held up today in Korean expressions of anti-Japanese sentiment.
Born the daughter of Min Chirok, she married King Gojong in [[1866]].
She took up residence at Gonnyeonghap Hall from [[1884]] onwards, at [[Gyeongbokgung Palace]]. She was murdered there on October 8, 1895, in what is known in Korea as the Eulmi Incident. A group of Japanese entered the Hall and killed the queen; fearing the queen might survive if she had switched places and was disguised as a handmaid, they also killed all of her handmaids. They then burned her body on a nearby hill; the royal family later retrieved the body and held a state funeral for her.
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==References==
*Plaques and gallery labels at Gyeongbokgung Palace.
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[[Category:Royalty]]
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
*''Other Names: Queen Min''
Queen Myeongseong was queen of [[King Gojong]] of [[Joseon Dynasty]] Korea, and mother to [[Emperor Sunjong]]. Her murder by Japanese terrorists in [[1895]] is frequently held up today in Korean expressions of anti-Japanese sentiment.
Born the daughter of Min Chirok, she married King Gojong in [[1866]].
She took up residence at Gonnyeonghap Hall from [[1884]] onwards, at [[Gyeongbokgung Palace]]. She was murdered there on October 8, 1895, in what is known in Korea as the Eulmi Incident. A group of Japanese entered the Hall and killed the queen; fearing the queen might survive if she had switched places and was disguised as a handmaid, they also killed all of her handmaids. They then burned her body on a nearby hill; the royal family later retrieved the body and held a state funeral for her.
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==References==
*Plaques and gallery labels at Gyeongbokgung Palace.
[[Category:Women]]
[[Category:Royalty]]
[[Category:Meiji Period]]