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Kim Sa-mi

Leader of the 1193 peasant uprising at Unmun (Cheongdo), allied with Hyo-sim of Chojeon

Under King Myeongjong, while Yi Ui-min held power, he gathered peasants worn down by local officials’ exactions and rose with Mount Unmun as his base. Joining forces with Hyo-sim of Chojeon, he swept across Gyeongsang, but in 1194 he surrendered to government troops and was put to death. It is a leading example of the peasant uprisings of the military-regime period.

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    1193 – 1194Uprising of Kim Sa-mi and Hyo-simleader

    Kim Sa-mi of Unmun (Cheongdo) and Hyo-sim of Chojeon (Ulsan) joined forces in Gyeongsang, in the largest peasant uprising of the military era.

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    Leader of the 1193 peasant uprising at Chojeon (Ulsan), allied with Kim Sa-mi of Unmun

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    Nineteenth king of Goryeo, enthroned by the generals; his reign saw military infighting and uprisings until Choe Chung-heon deposed him