Empress Myeongseong
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Empress Myeongseong was a late 19th-century Korean queen consort and political leader who strongly opposed Japanese influence on Korea and was assassinated by Japanese agents in 1895.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Empress Myeongseong canonical | 16 |
| Empress Myeongseong (through marriage ties) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8277866 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Empress Myeongseong Context triple: [Gojong of Korea, spouse, Empress Myeongseong]
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A.
Kim Kyong-hui
Kim Kyong-hui is a North Korean politician and military official, the daughter of founding leader Kim Il Sung and a key member of the ruling Kim family.
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B.
Son Mi-jong
Son Mi-jong is a South Korean athlete best known for lighting the Olympic cauldron at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games.
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C.
Queen Wongyeong
Queen Wongyeong was a Joseon dynasty queen consort of Korea and a politically influential royal figure best known as the mother of King Sejong the Great.
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D.
Gyeongsun of Silla
Gyeongsun of Silla was the final king of the Korean kingdom of Silla, whose reign marked the end of the ancient Three Kingdoms period legacy and the kingdom’s absorption into Goryeo.
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E.
Emperor Gojong of Korea
Emperor Gojong of Korea was the penultimate monarch of the Joseon dynasty and the first emperor of the Korean Empire, who ruled during a turbulent period of foreign intervention and modernization in late 19th- and early 20th-century Korea.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Empress Myeongseong Target entity description: Empress Myeongseong was a late 19th-century Korean queen consort and political leader who strongly opposed Japanese influence on Korea and was assassinated by Japanese agents in 1895.
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A.
Kim Kyong-hui
Kim Kyong-hui is a North Korean politician and military official, the daughter of founding leader Kim Il Sung and a key member of the ruling Kim family.
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B.
Son Mi-jong
Son Mi-jong is a South Korean athlete best known for lighting the Olympic cauldron at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games.
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C.
Queen Wongyeong
Queen Wongyeong was a Joseon dynasty queen consort of Korea and a politically influential royal figure best known as the mother of King Sejong the Great.
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D.
Gyeongsun of Silla
Gyeongsun of Silla was the final king of the Korean kingdom of Silla, whose reign marked the end of the ancient Three Kingdoms period legacy and the kingdom’s absorption into Goryeo.
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E.
Emperor Gojong of Korea
Emperor Gojong of Korea was the penultimate monarch of the Joseon dynasty and the first emperor of the Korean Empire, who ruled during a turbulent period of foreign intervention and modernization in late 19th- and early 20th-century Korea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Korean empress
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assassinated person ⓘ historical figure ⓘ political leader ⓘ queen consort ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Minbi
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Myeongseong Hwanghu ⓘ Queen Min ⓘ |
| assassinatedBy |
Japanese agents
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agents of the Japanese legation in Korea ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1851-10-19 ⓘ |
| birthName | Min Ja-yeong ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province, Joseon ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Hongneung, Seoul
ⓘ
linked to:
Sungneung (Seoul)
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| causeOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| child | Sunjong of Korea ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | Korean banknotes and stamps ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Joseon
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Korean Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1895-10-08 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Gyeongbokgung, Hanseong, Joseon
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linked to:
Gyeongbokgung
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| era |
late 19th century
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late Joseon period ⓘ |
| event | Eulmi Incident ⓘ |
| familyName | Min ⓘ |
| father | Min Chi-rok ⓘ |
| givenName | Ja-yeong ⓘ |
| house | Yeoheung Min clan ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | murdered ⓘ |
| mother | Lady Hanchang of the Yi clan ⓘ |
| name | Empress Myeongseong ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a symbol of Korean resistance to imperialism
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leading Korean court politics in the late 19th century ⓘ resisting Japanese domination of Korea ⓘ |
| opposed |
Japanese influence in Korea
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pro-Japanese Korean officials ⓘ |
| portrayedIn |
Korean television dramas
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musicals and films about late Joseon history ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Empress consort of Korea
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Queen consort of Joseon ⓘ |
| predecessorAsQueenConsort | Queen Cheorin ⓘ |
| religion | Korean Buddhism ⓘ |
| residence |
Changdeokgung Palace
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linked to:
Changdeokgung Palace Complex
Gyeongbokgung Palace ⓘ
linked to:
Gyeongbokgung
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| spouse | Gojong of Korea ⓘ |
| successorAsQueenConsort | Empress Sunmyeonghyo ⓘ |
| supported | Russian influence as counterweight to Japan ⓘ |
| titleGranted | Empress Myeongseong ⓘ |
| titleGrantedDate | 1897 ⓘ |
| yearOfAssassination | 1895 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Empress Myeongseong Description of subject: Empress Myeongseong was a late 19th-century Korean queen consort and political leader who strongly opposed Japanese influence on Korea and was assassinated by Japanese agents in 1895.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Eulmi Incident (assassination of Empress Myeongseong)
subject linked to:
Eulmi Incident (assassination of Empress Myeongseong)
linked to: Empress Myeongseong
subject linked to:
Emperor Gwangmu