Korean Queen Min Assassinated by Japanese Agents
Japanese infiltrators storm Gyeongbok Palace to murder Queen Min and burn her body, shattering any illusion of Korean sovereignty under Japanese protection. This brutal act ignites a surge of anti-Japanese resistance that forces the Qing dynasty to withdraw its influence and accelerates Korea's descent into full colonial rule.
October 8, 1895
131 years ago
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