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Born the daughter of Min Chirok, she married King Gojong in [[1866]].

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.

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. Posthumously elevated from queen to empress, she was buried alongside Emperor Gojong at the Imperial Tombs at Hongneung on March 4, 1919.

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