Jeon Bong-jun (1854 - 1895) was born in Taein,
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Donghak Peasant RevolutionThe Donghak Peasant Revolution was an anti-government, anti-yangban and anti-foreign uprising in 1894 in Korea which was the catalyst for the First Sino-Japanese War. It was a religious and political movement directed at the Joseon dynasty with the intention of firstly establishing social reform...
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In 1894 Jeon Bong Jun and other farmers pleaded with a Local magistrate of Jeolla Province to lift the heavy (and some say illegal) taxes and to also return extorted property taken from people accused of unsubstantiated crimes.(grain tax, military tax, land tax) Jeon Bong Jun and the others were ultimately rejected.
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Jeon Bong-jun (1854 - 1895) was born in Taein,
Jeollabuk-doJeollabuk-do is a province in the southwest of South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Jeolla province, and remained a province of Korea until the country's division in 1945, then became part of South Korea...
,
KoreaKorea is a civilization and formerly unified nation currently divided into two states. Located on the Korean Peninsula, it borders China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the east by the Korea Strait....
. At a young age he became a convert of the
Donghak Peasant RevolutionThe Donghak Peasant Revolution was an anti-government, anti-yangban and anti-foreign uprising in 1894 in Korea which was the catalyst for the First Sino-Japanese War. It was a religious and political movement directed at the Joseon dynasty with the intention of firstly establishing social reform...
, Due to his physical appearance, he was called "
Nokdu Janggun" (녹두장군 literally "General
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Struggle and Revolution
In 1894 Jeon Bong Jun and other farmers pleaded with a Local magistrate of Jeolla Province to lift the heavy (and some say illegal) taxes and to also return extorted property taken from people accused of unsubstantiated crimes.(grain tax, military tax, land tax) Jeon Bong Jun and the others were ultimately rejected. In reaction to this rejection he, along with other farmers, revolted and attacked the county office and threatened to punish corrupt officials if they did not cease all corruption.
The Revolution Ends
On April 28th 1894, Jeon Bong Jun’s revolution became anti-Western and anti-Japanese because of the oppressive and brutal actions of the Japanese army in punishing the Korean farmers. This revolution spread from town to county as the peasant army vowed to eradicate the entirety of the Korean ruling class and expel all Japanese and western parties. By September his peasant revolt came to an a violent end as his army of farmers were decisively defeated by a well trained, better equipped Japanese military in the
Battle of UgeumchiThe Battle of Ugeumchi was a decisive battle during the Donghak Peasant Revolution. Fought between the Donghak Korean peasants and the combined Japanese-Joseon Army, it resulted in the decline of the Donghak Rebellion and the growth of Japanese Imperialism in Korea.-Background:As the Korean...
. Jeon Bong Jun was captured and in March 1895 was put to death.
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