Who assassinated Gojong's wife, Queen Min?
Korean resistance
Russian agents
Japanese agents
Chinese agents
Answer
Japanese agents assassinated Gojong's wife, Queen Min. She was killed in 1895 in an attack that was widely believed to have been orchestrated by the Japanese government. The assassination was a major turning point in Korean history, and it led to the country's eventual annexation by Japan in 1910.
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