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Empress Myeongseong

1851 - 1895

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Empress Myeongseong (Korean: 명성황후; Hanja: 明成皇后; 17 November 1851 – 8 October 1895) was the official wife of Gojong, the 26th king of Joseon and the first emperor of the Korean Empire. During her lifetime, she was known by the name Queen Min (민비; 閔妃). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Empress Myeongseong has received more than 1,511,188 page views. Her biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Empress Myeongseong is the 1,501st most popular politician (down from 1,380th in 2019), the 27th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 24th in 2019) and the 24th most popular South Korean Politician.

Empress Myeongseong is most famous for being the last empress of Korea. She was assassinated in 1895, which led to the collapse of the Joseon Dynasty.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Empress Myeongseong ranks 1,501 out of 19,576. Before her are Jim Mattis, Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino, Constantine III, Prince Marko, Emperor Suizei, and Anastas Mikoyan. After her are Ferdinand III of Castile, Hyojong of Joseon, Algirdas, Baldwin I, Latin Emperor, Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, and King Elah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1851, Empress Myeongseong ranks 3. Before her are Ferdinand Foch, and Arthur Evans. After her are Louise of Sweden, Emile Berliner, Ismail Gaspirali, Margherita of Savoy, Eugen Böhm von Bawerk, Olga Constantinovna of Russia, Georg Jellinek, Peder Severin Krøyer, and Léon Bourgeois. Among people deceased in 1895, Empress Myeongseong ranks 7. Before her are Louis Pasteur, Friedrich Engels, Alexandre Dumas fils, Berthe Morisot, Thomas Henry Huxley, and Leopold von Sacher-Masoch. After her are Isma'il Pasha, Julius Lothar Meyer, José Martí, Adam Opel, Friedrich Miescher, and Franz von Suppé.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Empress Myeongseong ranks 27 out of 1,128. Before her are Cheoljong of Joseon (1831), Seonjo of Joseon (1552), Gyeongjong of Joseon (1688), Jungjong of Joseon (1488), Mas Oyama (1923), and Yeonsangun of Joseon (1476). After her are Hyojong of Joseon (1619), Kim Young-sam (1927), Sunjo of Joseon (1790), Roh Tae-woo (1932), Munjong of Joseon (1414), and Danjong of Joseon (1441).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Empress Myeongseong ranks 24. Before her are Seongjong of Joseon (1457), Cheoljong of Joseon (1831), Seonjo of Joseon (1552), Gyeongjong of Joseon (1688), Jungjong of Joseon (1488), and Yeonsangun of Joseon (1476). After her are Hyojong of Joseon (1619), Kim Young-sam (1927), Sunjo of Joseon (1790), Roh Tae-woo (1932), Munjong of Joseon (1414), and Danjong of Joseon (1441).

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