Eulmi Incident (assassination of Empress Myeongseong)

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The Eulmi Incident was the 1895 assassination of Korea’s Empress Myeongseong by Japanese agents and collaborators, a pivotal event that intensified Korean resistance to Japanese influence and marked a turning point in late Joseon politics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
incident ⓘ
political assassination ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Eulmi Sabyeon ⓘ
Eulmi year incident ⓘ
linked to: Eulmi Incident

assassination of Empress Myeongseong ⓘ
chronology late Joseon period ⓘ
country Korea ⓘ
date 1895-10-08 ⓘ
hasConsequence increased Russian influence at the Korean court ⓘ
weakening of traditional royal authority in Joseon ⓘ
hasParticipant Korean Hullyeondae troops ⓘ
Miura Gorō NERFINISHED ⓘ
Okamoto Ryūnosuke NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasVictim Empress Myeongseong ⓘ
Queen Min ⓘ
languageOfName Korean ⓘ
location Gyeongbokgung Palace ⓘ
linked to: Gyeongbokgung

Hanseong ⓘ
Seoul ⓘ
motive eliminating anti-Japanese leadership at the Korean court ⓘ
strengthening Japanese influence in Korea ⓘ
namedAfter Eulmi year of the sexagenary cycle ⓘ
organizedBy Miura Gorō NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Korea under Japanese influence ⓘ
history of Korea–Japan relations ⓘ
perpetrator Japanese agents ⓘ
Japanese legation staff in Korea ⓘ
Japanese military personnel ⓘ
Korean collaborators ⓘ
pro-Japanese Korean officials ⓘ
relatedTo Empress Myeongseong ⓘ
First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ
Gabo Reform ⓘ
linked to: Gabo Reform period

King Gojong ⓘ
Korean independence movement ⓘ
linked to: March 1st Movement
result assassination of Empress Myeongseong ⓘ
flight of King Gojong to the Russian legation ⓘ
intensified Korean resistance to Japanese influence ⓘ
international criticism of Japan ⓘ
political instability in late Joseon Korea ⓘ
rise of anti-Japanese sentiment in Korea ⓘ
significance catalyst for Korean nationalist movements ⓘ
key event preceding Japanese protectorate over Korea ⓘ
turning point in late Joseon politics ⓘ
target Empress Myeongseong’s political influence ⓘ
Korean royal court ⓘ
linked to: Korean monarchy
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ
year 1895 ⓘ

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Gojong of Korea → notableEvent → Eulmi Incident (assassination of Empress Myeongseong) ⓘ