
	Where results make sense

Topic: Empress Myeongseong of Joseon

Related Topics

Empress Dowager Cixi

Empress Maud

Empress of Russia

Empress Dowager L

Dowager Empress

Empress Wu Zetian of China

Empress Go Sakuramachi of Japan

Empress of India

Empress Meisho of Japan

Empress Gensho of Japan

Irene empress

Empress Chengtianhou of Western Liao

In the News (Sat 2 Jun 12)

EXECUTIVE POWER

Iran

ANALYSIS

Pakistan

Family compact

	Empress Myeongseong of Korea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Her Imperial Majesty Empress Myeongseong of Korea (1851–1895), more commonly known as Queen Min (閔妃), was the last empress of Korea.
		She is recognized by the Korean people as a heroine, equivalent to France's Joan of Arc.
		Empress Myeongseong was the wife of Emperor Gojong of the Joseon Dynasty of the Daehan Empire.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Queen_Min_of_Joseon (521 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The empress of Emperor Gojong, the 26 th ruler of the Joseon Dynasty, was a keen diplomat who pursued openness and reformation throughout her life while maintaining her sovereignty.
		Empress Myeongseong's tumultuous life came to an end on the dawn of October 8, 1895 when she was murdered by the Japanese.
		In the room where the empress studied as a child, a monument was erected inscribed with the words, Empress Myeongseong Tangangguri (the village where Empress Myeongseong was born), to commemorate her birth.
	www.ichontour.com /modify/chinese/ceratour/tour1.htm (126 words)

	Encyclopedia: Queen Min of Joseon
		Empress Myeongseong of Joseon (明成皇后, 1851-1895), more commonly known as Queen Min (閔妃), was the last empress of Korea.
		Empress Myeongseong was the wife of Emperor Gojong, Emperor of the Joseon Dynasty of the Daehan Empire.
		Emperor Gojong, enraged over the event, posthumously awarded his late wife the title Myeongseong (bright or shining star) and enshrined her in Jongmyo, Korea's state shrine.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Queen-Min-of-Joseon (425 words)

	info: ANNALS OF JOSEON DYNASTY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Annals of Joseon Dynasty are the annual records of the Joseon Dynasty, who ruled Korea, and were written from 1413 (year 13 of the reign of Taejong) to 1865 (year 2 of the reign of Gojong).
		The Annals of Joseon Dynasty are the most important primary source for studying the history of Joseon, with very high credibility?each King was even forbidden to read the record of his own reign, for the purpose of maintaining its independence.
		Joseon established four separate repositories to store copies of the Annals: Chunchugwan (in Seoul), Chungju County, Jeonju County and Seongju County.
	www.info-greece.net /Annals_of_Joseon_Dynasty (295 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Joseon hugi jibang jido 朝鮮後期地方地圖 (Maps of Local Provinces in the Late Joseon Periods), 1996-99, 5 volumes.
		Myeongseong hwanghu gukjang dogam uigwe (明成皇后國葬都監儀軌 Manual of Superintendency for the State Funeral of Empress Myeongseong-hwanghu) 2000, 3 volumes.
		Myeongseong hwanghu binjeon honjeon dogam uigwe (明成皇后殯殿魂殿都監儀軌 Manual of Superintendency for the binjeon dogam and honjeon dogam of Empress Myeongseong-hwanghu) 2001, 3 volumes.
	e-kyujanggak.snu.ac.kr /ENG/ENG_LISTSENG.jsp?bookmark=del (3836 words)

	math lessons - Empress Myeongseong of Joseon
		Empress Myeongseong of Joseon (명성황후, 明成皇后, 1851-1895), more commonly known as Queen Min (閔妃), was the last empress of Korea.
		As a result, the Japanese minister to Korea, Miura Goro, faced with losing Korea, allegedly hired assassins to invade the Korean imperial residence and kill the empress in 1895.
		These criminal acts were witnessed by Russian architects and one of the guards named Sabatin and other foreign officials, protested heavily.
	www.mathdaily.com /lessons/Queen_Min_of_Joseon (387 words)

	Gojong of Joseon - Definition, explanation
		Following the invasion of Korea by Chinese, Japanese, and Russian forces during the Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895) and Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905), and the subsequent Japanese victories in both wars, Gojong was pressured to accept pro-Japanese advisors to the royal court by the Meiji Emperor of Japan.
		Myeongseong used Russian and Chinese interests in Korea to defend her country from Japanese domination.
		Crown Prince Cheok (Hwang Tae-ja), fourth son with his first wife, Empress Myungsung, (March 25 1874–April 24 1926), (see Emperor Yunghui); He was married to Miss Min, a daughter of Min Tae-ho – a leader of the Yeoheung-Min clan – known posthumously as Empress Sunmyeong; however, she died before her husband's enthronement.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/g/go/gojong_of_joseon.php (678 words)

	Empress_Myeongseong_of_Joseon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		As a result, the Japanese minister to Korea, Miura Goro, faced with losing Korea, allegedly hired assassins to invade Kyongbok Palace, the Korean imperial residence, and kill the empress in 1895.
		But all were cleared of murder charges on the grounds of a lack of clear-cut evidence.
		On May 11, 2005, descendents of two the alleged Japanese assassins Kumitomo and Ieiri, travelled to Jongmyo shine to "pay homage and apologize" for the assassination their forefathers allegedly undertook.
	goc.subdomain.de /Queen_Min_of_Joseon (503 words)

	China History Forum, online chinese history forum -> Korean History in a nutshell
		Following the invasion of Korea by Chinese, Japanese, and Russian forces during the Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895) and Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905), and the subsequent Japanese victories in both wars, Gojong was pressured to accept pro-Japanese advisors to the royal court by the Meiji Emperor of Japan.
		Empress Myeong-Song used Russian and Chinese interests in Korea to defend her country from Japanese domination.
		As the Lord High Admiral of the Korean fleet under the Joseon Dynasty, Yi led the fight against the Japanese during their first invasion of Korea during April 1592 in the Seven-Year War.
	www.chinahistoryforum.com /index.php?showtopic=1898&st=30 (3894 words)

	Korean Architecture: Hongnung and Yurung Tombs, Seoul
		Hongneung and Yureung are the tombs of Emperor Gojong (1852-1919) and his wife Empress Myeongseong (1851-1895).
		The tombs are grander in style than his predecessors because in the closing years of the dynasty the King elevated his titled to "Emperor" to put his nation on par with China.
		His queen, Myeongseong, more commonly known as Queen Min, was murdered by the Japanese in 1895, an event sparking widespread condemnation.
	www.orientalarchitecture.com /kyonggi/HONGNEUNG.htm (202 words)

	Sunjong of Korea - Enpsychlopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Sunjong, crowned Emperor Yung-hui (융희제 隆熙帝), (March 25, 1874–April 24, 1926) was the last emperor of the Joseon Dynasty in Korea, ruling from 1907 until the Japanese annexation in 1910.
		Empress Sunmyeong (純明孝皇后 순명효황후 sun myeong hyo hwang hu), born Lady Min of Yeoheung as a daughter of Min Tae-ho who was a leader of Yeoheung-Min clan, a extraction of Empress Myeongseong.
		Empress Sunjeong (純貞孝皇后 순정효황후 sun jeong hyo hwang hu), born Lady Yun of Haepyung as a daughter of Marquis Yun Taek-yeong.
	www.grohol.com /psypsych/Emperor_Sunjong_of_Korea (186 words)

	Welcome to the YeojuCity !!
		These are the tombs of King Hyojong, the 17 th ruler of the Joseon Dynasty, who reigned from 1649~1659 with his queen, Queen Inseon.
		After he was crowned king, Hyojong enforced the Daedong Law, which declared rice as the main grain for taxation, and instituted the sangpyeongtongbo as the main form of currency.
		His plan to save the face of the Joseon Dynasty by taking revenge on the Ching Dynasty never came to fruition and he passed away on May 4, 1659 after a 10-year reign.
	www.yj21.net /eng/tour/remain_02.asp (353 words)

	First Sino-Japanese War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Korea (under the Joseon Dynasty) had traditionally been a tributary state of the Qing dynasty.
		In 1875 Qing had allowed Japan to recognise Korea as an independent state.
		8, 1894 : Empress Myeongseong of Korea was raped and murdered by assassins of some 50 Samurais, which were seized but later released by the Japanese government.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/First_Sino-Japanese_War (1737 words)

	The Marmot’s Hole » Tragic coincidence
		The Chosun Ilbo ran a story on one of the descendants of assassins of Empress Myeongseong — Queen Min — who is visiting Korea on a mission of repentance.
		After Taewongun was fallen from power, Min, wishing prosperity of her clan family, asked a cult mistress to built 1200 shrine on each hilltop of the Kumkang mountain range, donating 12 million won (1 won = 1 dollar back then) with a total of 12000 seok (1 seok=150kg) of rice and 12000 rolls of fabrics.
		Joseon was such a backward country that farmers/commoners didn’t have the ownership of land.
	blog.marmot.cc /archives/2005/05/11/tragic-coincidence (3913 words)

	A land of diverse culture - Deccan Herald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Built in the middle of a vast lily-pond during the twelfth year of King Taejo’s reign, the pavilion was often used as a banquet hall for high-ranking officials and foreign envoys.
		The calm haven is only disrupted upon a visit to the site where Empress Myeongseong was viciously killed in her bedroom by Japanese assassins in 1895.
		In the Joseon period, Kings Taejo and Taejong supposedly blessed the springs with their presence and bathed here, as well as thousands of others who have since come Yusong.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/sep052004/sh4.asp (1665 words)

	The Marmot's (Final) Hole: More Japanese Colonial Photographs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		She was Queen Min until King Kojong posthumously elevated her status to Empress Myeongseong.
		Not only that, if the empress was actually Queen Min, then there would several more Queen Mins, because many wives of the kings of the Joseon dynasty were from the Min family.
		Empress Myeoungsong is the only one that bears her last name as a title.
	marmot.blogs.com /korea/2004/02/more_japanese_c.html (3240 words)

	::: Tourism::Sightseeing :::
		Sejongdaewangneung is the tomb of King Sejong (1397-1450) and his wife Queen Soheon of the Joseon Era (1392-1910).
		This is where Empress Myeongseong lived until the age of 16, when she was made queen to Joseon's Emperor Gojong.
		This site was first used in 1408 (8th year of King Taejong's rule) as burial grounds for the Joseon Dynasty's first king.
	english.kg21.net /tour/sightseeingSiteList.jsp?category=h (333 words)

	October 8 Definition / October 8 Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		1895 - Queen Min of JoseonEmpress Myeongseong of Joseon (明成皇后, 1851-1895), further commonly known as Queen Min (閔妃), was the last empress of Korea.
		[click for more], the last empress of Korea, was assassinatedIn its most common use, assassin has come to mean someone who kills (assassinates) an important person, usually for ideological or political reasons.
		The immediate motivation for an assassin may be money (in the case of a hitman), opposition to a person's beliefs or belief systems (in the case of a fanatic, for example), orders from a government (often carried about by a subversive agent such as a spy), or loyalty to a competing leader or group....
	www.elresearch.com /October_8 (3812 words)

	Korea Update (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The descendants of the Japanese who assassinated Empress Myeongseong in 1895, wife of King Gojong (Joseon Dynasty), have come to Korea to make apologies for their ancestors' brutal act.
		Tatsumi Kawano, 84, is a descendant of Shigeaki Kunitomo who led the assassins, and Keiko Ieiri, 77, granddaughter-in-law of another assassin, Kakitsu Ieiri.
		Since their arrival here, the visitors toured Hongnung in Gyeonggi Province, the burial site of Myeongseong and her husband King Gojong, to pay homage to the deceased.
	www.koreaemb.org /archive/2005/6_1/foreign/foreign10.asp (408 words)

	pinpin : Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This is the house built in 1687 where Queen Myeongseong was born and grew up.
		It exemplifies the characteristics of a residential house of the nobility in the mid Joseon Period.
		The story of Queen Myeong-Seong became much popular in Korea and other Asian countries because of the KBS tv drama "Empress Myeongseong".
	pinpin.blogspirit.com /archive/2004/12 (758 words)

	AoG.2y.net -> People Who Post Unsupported Claims
		That's compared to the English article stating that "Emperor Gojong, enraged over the event, posthumously awarded his late wife the title "Myeongseong" and enshrined her in Jongmyo, Korea's state shrine.
		He was the 26th king of the Joseon Dynasty and the 1st emperor of the Korean Empire when he decided to rename the place.
		When the Joseon Dynasty ceased being any sort of broad seafaring nation and evacuated the nearby islands, the historical claim on the rocks eventually evaporated.
	aog.2y.net /forums/index.php?showtopic=1603 (7699 words)

	::: Welcome to Gyeonggi Province :::
		While the exterior is in the shape of the typical, 2-story..
		With the backdrop of the beautiful natural scenery of Namhangang River, it is the only temple to be situated along the riverside.
		Built along the ridgelines of Mt. Pasasan, with the peak (250m abovo sea level) at its center, Pasaseong's walls remain relatively intact.
	english.gg.go.kr /tour/sightseeingRegion.jsp?region=Yeoju (221 words)

	China History Forum, online chinese history forum -> Korean History in a nutshell
		Korea went on to sign treaties with the British, Americans, Russians, Italians, and various other countries in the next ten years.
		In 1895, Queen Min of Joseon was assassinated, allegedly by the Japanese Yakuza.
		The Queen had opposed members of her court that favored reforms suggested by Japan, and so the Japanese minister to Korea is said to have orchestrated the assassination of the Queen.
	www.chinahistoryforum.com /index.php?showtopic=1898&st=15 (11650 words)

	:::BRIGHTEN YOUR DAY WITH JIN:::
		For those who have never experienced Korean culture the re-enactments of traditional cultural rites such as Changing of the Royal Guard, the Reenactment of Joseon Dynasty Civil Servants Exam and the Royal
		Marriage of Emperor King Gojon and Empress Myeongseong reflect Korean tradition and values.
		In addition, traditional cultural performances such as the pansori (singing), talchum and madangnori (singing and dancing) can be seen regularly.
	www.expatriate-jin.com /3-2002/seoul.htm (404 words)

	Civilization Fanatics' Forums - New; Mars Mod Units (04/02/05)
		Korea - Myeongseong - Hopefully by the time man settles on Mars Korea will have been united.
		Taking the military technology of the North and the reasearch, technology, and Commerical Savvy from the South, the Koreans have put together the Myeongseong Tank, a levithan replacement.
		Named after the last Ruler of Imperial Korea, Empress Myeongseong of Joseon, who was Assasinated by the Japanese in 1895.
	forums.civfanatics.com /showthread.php?t=113535&page=3 (2392 words)

	AsiaFinest Discussion Board > Queen Min Of Joseon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		AsiaFinest Discussion Board > Queen Min Of Joseon
		Jun 2 2005, 08:53 AM Her Imperial Majesty Empress Myeongseong of Joseon (1851-1895), more commonly known as Queen Min (閔妃), was the last empress of Korea.
		Jun 2 2005, 08:39 PM One of the assasin's grandkid made a trip to Korea to apologize a few weeks ago at her grave on behalf of his Grandfather.
	www.asiafinest.com /forum/lofiversion/index.php/t35007.html (1179 words)

	AsiaFinest Discussion Board -> Queen Min Of Joseon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		AsiaFinest Discussion Board -> Queen Min Of Joseon
		Her Imperial Majesty Empress Myeongseong of Joseon (1851-1895), more commonly known as Queen Min (閔妃), was the last empress of Korea.
		This post has been edited by PervertBurger: Jun 2 2005, 08:58 AM
	www.asiafinest.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=35007 (1208 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)