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Government troops besieging Jeongju during Hong Gyeong-nae’s rebellion, Kyujanggak
Government troops besieging Jeongju during Hong Gyeong-nae’s rebellion, Kyujanggak

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Person1771 – 1812

Hong Gyeong-nae

Impoverished noble who led the 1811 uprising in Pyeongan; killed at Jeongju

Amid in-law government, discrimination against northwesterners and heavy exactions, he rose in 1811 at Dabokdong in Gasan, Pyeongan, with U Gun-chik, Kim Sa-yong and others. Impoverished yangban, miners, poor farmers and merchants joined, and for a time the rebels held many towns north of the Cheongcheon River. They held out in Jeongju Fortress for months until it fell to government troops in 1812.

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    1811 – 1812Hong Gyeong-nae Rebellionleader

    Hong Gyeong-nae rose against discrimination toward Pyeongan Province and in-law clan rule; the rebels swept the north but were crushed after holding Jeongju for four months.

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