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Bae Jung-son (, ? ~ 1271) is one of the generals who led
Sambyeolcho The Sambyeolcho was a military unit of the Goryeo dynasty while the Choe family held the reins of power as military dictators behind puppet kings. Meaning "specially-selected troops", the Sambyeolcho originated from a unit called the Yabyeolcho ...
for a few months after
Wonjong Wonjong of Goryeo (5 April 1219 – 23 July 1274) was the 24th ruler of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea from 1260 to 1274. Biography He ascended the throne with the help of Kublai Khan. During his reign, Goryeo became a vassal of the Mongol-founde ...
moved to Gaegyeong.


Life

He was opposed to Mongolians (
Yuan dynasty The Yuan dynasty (), officially the Great Yuan (; xng, , , literally "Great Yuan State"), was a Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China and a successor state to the Mongol Empire after its division. It was established by Kublai, the fifth ...
) in China because he hated them. At 23 May 1270 when the King of
Goryeo Goryeo (; ) was a Korean kingdom founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korean Peninsula until 1392. Goryeo achieved what has been called a "true national unificati ...
'
Wonjong Wonjong of Goryeo (5 April 1219 – 23 July 1274) was the 24th ruler of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea from 1260 to 1274. Biography He ascended the throne with the help of Kublai Khan. During his reign, Goryeo became a vassal of the Mongol-founde ...
' decided to return to Gaegyeong(now
Gaeseong Kaesong (, ) is a special city in the southern part of North Korea (formerly in North Hwanghae Province), and the capital of Korea during the Taebong kingdom and subsequent Goryeo dynasty. The city is near the Kaesong Industrial Region close to ...
) from
Ganghwa Island Ganghwa Island (Hangul ; Hanja ), also known by its native name Ganghwado, is a South Korean island in the estuary of the Han River. It is in the Yellow Sea, off Korea's west coast. The island is separated from Gimpo (on the South Korean mainla ...
, he opposed and refused it. So king '
Wonjong Wonjong of Goryeo (5 April 1219 – 23 July 1274) was the 24th ruler of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea from 1260 to 1274. Biography He ascended the throne with the help of Kublai Khan. During his reign, Goryeo became a vassal of the Mongol-founde ...
' ordered disbandment to
Sambyeolcho The Sambyeolcho was a military unit of the Goryeo dynasty while the Choe family held the reins of power as military dictators behind puppet kings. Meaning "specially-selected troops", the Sambyeolcho originated from a unit called the Yabyeolcho ...
, but he refused it, too. Then he moved
Sambyeolcho The Sambyeolcho was a military unit of the Goryeo dynasty while the Choe family held the reins of power as military dictators behind puppet kings. Meaning "specially-selected troops", the Sambyeolcho originated from a unit called the Yabyeolcho ...
from
Ganghwa Island Ganghwa Island (Hangul ; Hanja ), also known by its native name Ganghwado, is a South Korean island in the estuary of the Han River. It is in the Yellow Sea, off Korea's west coast. The island is separated from Gimpo (on the South Korean mainla ...
to
Jindo Island Jindo Island is the third largest island in South Korea. Together with a group of much smaller islands, it forms Jindo County. It is located in South Jeolla province, just off the southwest corner of the Korean peninsula. The island is separated ...
at 3 June 1270, and continued being opposed to Mongolian. But he died April, 1271 when Goryeo – Mongolian allies invaded and occupied
Jindo Island Jindo Island is the third largest island in South Korea. Together with a group of much smaller islands, it forms Jindo County. It is located in South Jeolla province, just off the southwest corner of the Korean peninsula. The island is separated ...
.


After he died

Some survivors such as
Kim Tong-jeong Kim Tong-jeong (, died 1273) was a general in Goryeo dynasty. During Sambyeolcho Rebellion After Bae Jung-son was killed in Jindo Island by Goryeo-Mongolian allies at 1271, Kim Tong-jeong and a few Sambyeolcho Army escaped Jindo Island and mo ...
escaped
Ganghwa Island Ganghwa Island (Hangul ; Hanja ), also known by its native name Ganghwado, is a South Korean island in the estuary of the Han River. It is in the Yellow Sea, off Korea's west coast. The island is separated from Gimpo (on the South Korean mainla ...
and moved to Jeju Island, but they vanished at 1273 by Goryeo-Mongolian allies. That was the end of
Sambyeolcho The Sambyeolcho was a military unit of the Goryeo dynasty while the Choe family held the reins of power as military dictators behind puppet kings. Meaning "specially-selected troops", the Sambyeolcho originated from a unit called the Yabyeolcho ...
.


References


육군본부, "한국의 명장:전사연구제5집"
p. 128-139 {{DEFAULTSORT:Bae, Jung-son Korean generals 1271 deaths Year of birth unknown