About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 71. Chapters: Korean Buddhism writers, Korean Buddhist missionaries, Korean Buddhist monks, Korean Zen Buddhists, South Korean Buddhists, Roh Tae-woo, Sejong the Great, Empress Myeongseong, Park Ji-Sung, Hwang Woo-suk, Seongcheol, Chun Doo-hwan, Park Chung-hee, Seung Sahn, Eun Ji Won, Moon Geun Young, Lee Byung-hun, Chung Ju-yung, Andre Kim, Wonhyo, Kang Ho Dong, Max, Jang Woo Hyuk, Seo In-Young, Ko Un, Ko Young-Min, Moon Hee Jun, Jeong Hyeong-don, Yoon So Yi, Yongseong, Ha Ji-won, Lee Su Geun, Kim Jeong Hoon, Wonch'uk, Jang Dong-gun, Kyong Ho, Seong of Baekje, Chung Mong-hun, Samyeongdang, Jinul, Shin Jung-hwan, Seosan Daesa, Uisang, Choi Min-sik, Kim Tae Woo, Samu Sunim, Hyecho, Gihwa, Jajang, Kim Si-seup, Ko Bong, Chae Rim, Won Gwang, Kwon Yang-sook, Hyobong Hangnul, Kang Sung Hoon, Han Yong-un, Ichadon, Myo Cheong, Yuk Young-soo, Kim Bu-sik, Hyeja, Hyechong, MC Sniper, Jinpyo, Hyegwan, List of Korean Buddhists, Kim Youn Ho, Gwalleuk, Damjing, Uicheon, Prince Imseong. Excerpt: Empress Myeongseong (19 October 1851 - 8 October 1895), also known as Queen Min, was the first official wife of King Gojong, the twenty-sixth king of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. In 1902 she received the posthumous name Hyoja Wonseong Jeonghwa Hapcheon Honggong Seongdeok Myeongseong Taehwanghu (Korean Hangul: , Hanja: ), often abbreviated as Myeongseong Hwanghu (Hangul: , Hanja: ), meaning Empress Myeongseong. The Japanese considered her an obstacle against its overseas expansion. Efforts to remove her from the political arena, orchestrated through failed rebellions prompted by the father of King Gojong, Heungseon Daewongun (an influential regent working with the Japanese), compelled the Empress to take a harsher stand against Japanese influence. After Japan's victory in the First Sino-Japanese War, Queen Min advocated stronger ties between Korea and Rus...
