Photograph of Miura Gorō
Photograph of Miura Gorō

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Person1847 – 1926

Miura Gorō

Japanese minister to Korea who directed the assassination of Empress Myeongseong

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    On 8 October 1895 Japanese agents and soldiers sent by Minister Miura Gorō broke into Geoncheonggung in Gyeongbokgung and assassinated Empress Myeongseong.

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  • Empress Myeongseong1851 – 1895

    Gojong's queen, who resisted Japanese influence and was assassinated in Gyeongbokgung

  • Gojong1852 – 1919

    Twenty-sixth king of Joseon and first emperor of the Korean Empire