On 6 January 1897, Gojong changed Queen Min's title to "Queen Moonseong"; changing her Neungho (funeral) location to "Hongneung". But after some discussions with officials on how it was similar to King Jeongjo's "Moonseong" Siho title, Gojong changed the name to "Queen Myeongseong" on 2 March 1897 (not to be confused with Queen Myeongseong of the Cheongpung Kim clan, King Hyeonjong's wife). As Gojong proclaimed a new reign and became Emperor Gwangmu on 13 October 1897, the queen's title was also changed to "Empress Myeongseong" (Hangul: 명성태황후, Hanja: 明成太皇后); adding "Tae" (Hangul: 태, Hanja: 太) to her posthumous title in 1897.