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Person1847 – 1926
Miura Gorō
Japanese minister to Korea who directed the assassination of Empress Myeongseong

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Japanese minister to Korea who directed the assassination of Empress Myeongseong
On 8 October 1895 Japanese agents and soldiers sent by Minister Miura Gorō broke into Geoncheonggung in Gyeongbokgung and assassinated Empress Myeongseong.

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