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Empress Myeongseong [b] (Korean: 명성황후; Hanja: 明成皇后; 17 November 1851 – 8 October 1895) [c] was the official wife of Gojong, the 26th king of Joseon and the first emperor of the Korean Empire. During her lifetime, she was known by the name Queen Min (민비; 閔妃).
After her death, she was posthumously given the title of "Empress Myeongseong". The attack happened at the royal palace Gyeongbokgung in Seoul, Joseon. This incident is known in Korea as the Eulmi Incident. [a] By the time of her death, the queen had acquired arguably more political power than even her husband. [2]
Queen Myeongseong (Korean: 명성왕후 김씨; 3 June 1642 – 11 January 1684) of the Cheongpung Kim clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the wife and queen consort of Yi Yeon, King Hyeonjong, the 18th Joseon monarch.
In November 1874, with the retirement of the Daewongun, Gojong's consort, Queen Min (posthumously known as Empress Myeongseong) and Yeoheung Min clan, gained complete control over the court, filling senior court positions with members of her family. [1] It was an open secret that the court and its policy were controlled by the queen consort. [6]
When Empress Myeongseong leans toward her pro-Russia, she actively cooperates with it (discussing arms imports), but is consistent with a passive attitude when the Eulmi Incident takes place. Later, when the Agwan collapse occurred, he led the pro-Russian cabinet and tried to gain interest in Korea.
On 8 October 1895, Empress Myeongseong (referred to as "Queen Min" [3]) was assassinated by Japanese agents. [4] It was the Japanese minister to Korea, Miura Goro that had orchestrated the plot against her. In 2001, Russian reports on the assassin were found in the archives of the Foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation.
In 1392, the eighth son of King Taejo (the second son of Queen Sindeok)—Grand Prince Uian (Yi Pang-sŏk)—was appointed Prince Royal, or successor to the throne. After the sudden death of the queen, and while King Taejo was still in mourning, Chŏng conspired to kill Yi Pang-wŏn and his brothers to secure his position in the court.
Queen Myeongseong of the Cheongpung Kim clan: Queen Queen Dowager Hyeonryeol (현렬왕대비) 13 June 1642 1659 17 September 1674 husband's death: 21 January 1684 Yi Sun, King Sukjong: Kim Ok-Hye, Queen Ingyeong of the Gwangsan Kim clan: Crown Princess (왕세자빈) Queen: 25 October 1661 1674 16 December 1680 Queen Inhyeon of the Yeoheung ...