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Viscount Miura Gorō (三浦 梧楼, 1 January 1847 – 28 January 1926) was a lieutenant general in the early Imperial Japanese Army; he is notable for orchestrating the murder of Queen Min of Korea in 1895.
Military officer, statesman. Born in Yamaguchi as the son of a samurai of the Hagi Clan. After studying at the caln school Meirinkan, he entered the Kiheitai (irregular militia) and played an active role in the second Choshu Expedition and Boshin War.
Weeks before her death, Japan replaced their emissary to Korea with a new one: Miura Gorō. Miura was a former military man who professed to being inexperienced in diplomacy, and reportedly found dealing with the powerful queen frustrating.
This chapter discusses the murder of Queen Min of Korea by Japanese Lieutenant General Miura Gorō in 1895. On October 8, 1895, a group of Japanese officers, policemen, and civilians broke into the private apartments of Queen Min, hacked her to death with swords, killed several of her court ladies and burned their bodies on the lawn.
Scholars generally agree that Miura Goro, the Japanese minister to Korea, commissioned assassins to murder the Empress Myeongseong in her residence in Gyeongbokgung on October 8, 1895. The Japanese government had viewed her as an obstacle to their designs on Korea.
Feb 1, 2017 · This chapter discusses the murder of Queen Min of Korea by Japanese Lieutenant General Miura Gorō in 1895. On October 8, 1895, a group of Japanese officers, policemen, and civilians broke into...
Three Puffs on a Cigarette: Miura Gorō and the Assassination of Queen Min was published in Curse on This Country on page 101. Skip to content Should you have institutional access?
