How did Queen Myeongseong of Goryeo die?

Empress Mingcheng (1851-1895) (DPRK: ?0?2?1?0?6?2?6?3/Empress Mingcheng, 1851-1895), named Min Ziying (DPRK) :?0?7?3?1?2?2/Min Ziying) is the Min concubine in Korean history. Her real name is Min Ziying or translated as Min Ciying, and she was born in Lixing. She was the princess of Emperor Gaozong of the Joseon Dynasty, a core figure in the Yeohung Min family's family group, and the continuation of women's power in Korean history. In 1897, Gojong of the Joseon Dynasty changed the name of the country to the Daehan Empire, proclaimed himself emperor, restored Concubine Min and gave her posthumous title of "Xiao Ci Yuan Sheng Zheng Hua He Cheon Ming Cheng Tai Empress", so she was also called "Ming Cheng Empress"

< p>Born on the twenty-fifth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar in 1851 (the year of Xinhai, the second year of Cheoljong of Joseon) in Chanle-ri near the east side of Yeoju, she was the daughter of Min Zhilu, Lord Chunjian of the Licheng Prefecture, who was gifted by Qian Zheng. In 1866 (the year of Bingyin), she entered the palace at the age of sixteen and was canonized as a princess. She was Min Fei. She performed family rites in Yunhyeon Palace (the residence of Xingxuan Daewonjun) in Hanyang.

This picture is said to be a photo of Empress Mingcheng, and its authenticity is yet to be tested. (Note: According to research by Korean historians: Empress Myeongseong loved photography during her lifetime and had a certain number of photos left. However, after she was killed by the Japanese, no one has ever seen her photos again. The so-called photos that can be seen now The "jade photos" may have been deliberately forged during the Japanese occupation)

Concubine Min was the princess of Gojong of the Joseon Dynasty and the mother of Sunjong. Emperor Gaozong ascended the throne when he was young, and his biological father Li Shiying, the king of Xingxuan Courtyard, was regent and blindly adopted the path of seclusion. Later, Concubine Min encouraged Emperor Gaozong to adopt a civilizing policy and introduce Japanese influence. She fostered cronies in the government and the public, promoted relatives to important positions, and rejected the influence of Daewuanjun. The two factions continued to fight each other, resulting in fierce party fighting and turbulent regime changes. During the process, Concubine Min gradually distanced herself from the pro-Japanese reform and enlightenment forces, and became more pro-China. She repeatedly used the power of the Qing Dynasty to eliminate political opponents in order to gain power. After Japan defeated China in the Sino-Japanese War of Sino-Japanese War (called the Qing-Japanese War in Korea), Concubine Min, who lost power after being seized by the pro-Japanese enlightened faction, wanted to cooperate with Russia against Japan, which triggered the Yiwei Year in 1895 (the 32nd year of Emperor Gaozong, Guangxu In the "Yiwei Incident" on October 8, 21st, the Japanese Minister Miura Wulou led Japanese rogues and rebels to invade Gyeongbokgung Palace, killed Concubine Min in Yuhu Tower, burned her body, and threatened Emperor Gaozong to abolish the palace. She was a commoner until two years later in 1897, when Gojong changed the country's name to the Daehan Empire and proclaimed himself emperor. Concubine Min was restored to the throne and posthumously named Empress Dowager Myeongseong. She was buried in Hong Kong in Jingudong, Namyangju City. Mausoleum.

Because Concubine Min (i.e. Empress Myeongseong) advocated an open policy in the early days, and later resisted Japan and died in martyrdom, she was deeply welcomed by future generations of Korean people. Later Korean historians called her the "great iron lady".