Speaking of many queens in the world who are beautiful but do not have a happy and happy life, when it comes to such an empress, we have to mention the Qing Dynasty's Wanrong Empress and vietnam's Nanfang Empress, but what I want to talk about today is from the Korean Chunjeong Filial Empress Yin. She is one of the last empresses with a particularly tragic life in history.
Although the territory of Korea is very small but the history is also relatively long, its cultural and economic development is particularly far-reaching influence by China, the history of Korea can be traced back to the Stone Age, the first to establish political power on the Korean Peninsula is the "Mizi Joseon" established by the Shang Dynasty immigrants led by Miko (uncle of the King of Shangsu). This history is no more recognizable than the Korean people. After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Korean Peninsula was basically the territory or vassal of the Central Plains regime until the Sino-Japanese War.
After the Sino-Japanese War, China signed the Treaty of Maguan and lost its vassalage to Korea, and after escaping from the control of the Central Plains regime, Gojong Lee Hee of Joseon openly proclaimed himself emperor and established the so-called Korean Empire, posthumously awarding his wife the title of "Empress Myeongseong".
After Lee Hee became emperor, the Japanese government threatened him to pass the emperor's throne to the crown prince Lee Tsui, and after Lee Tsui ascended the throne, his wife Chunjong succeeded to the throne and naturally became the Chun Jeong Hyo Empress of the Joseon Dynasty, because the other empresses were posthumously enthroned, so Chun Jeong Hyo was the only empress in the strict sense of Korean history.
In November 1904, the then Crown Princess Min of joseon (later posthumously honored as Empress Chunmyunghō) died, and after serving her funeral, another crown princess was put on the agenda of the royal family of the Joseon Kingdom. In March 1906, the decision was made to select a new crown princess, and the then 13-year-old Yin Shi ran for the election. On July 4, 1906 (the tenth year of Guangwu), the first selection was held, and on September 22 of the same year, the daughter of Yin Zerong, the daughter of Shen Zhongcan, and the daughter of Cheng Jianhao were selected. Three months later, on December 31, the Three Elections were held, and Finally Yin was chosen as the Crown Princess.
After that, Li Tu became emperor, and Yin naturally became an empress. But at that time, Yin's life was very painful; she was like a prisoner who could not leave the palace every day and could only walk in the garden. Because chunzong Li Tao was infertile, the Yin clan and other concubines were unable to leave a son and a half daughter for the Korean royal family, and the Lee clan was very distressed about this, and eventually could only establish Chunzong's half-brother Li Yu as the emperor's brother-in-law, which also led to the phenomenon of empress discord between Li Kun and the Yin clan.
Li Tao's personality was very soft, and he was always controlled by Japan, and later forced to sign the "Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty", which led to Korea becoming a Japanese colony. In order to organize the signing of the treaty, the Yin clan even hid the national seal, but still failed to prevent the signing of the treaty.
Later, during World War II, the nearly 50-year-old Yin was not only expelled from Gyeongbokgung Palace by the Japanese, but also reduced to a beggar living on the streets, subjected to various cruel ravages of Japanese soldiers. After Japan's surrender, the Korean Peninsula split into South Korea and North Korea, and the two governments maintained a delicate attitude toward the existence of the former Korean royal family, and the Yoon clan had no one to rely on government subsidies to survive. After Park Chung-hee came to power, the treatment of the Yoon clan and the Korean Dynasty's widows was improved, and Chunjong's sister Lord Deok Hye-ong and the Emperor's brother Lee Yu also returned from Japan, and the Yoon clan finally got the company of their relatives.