Jeong Mun-bu (1565–1624) was a
Korean
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statesman. In 1592, nine days into the
Japanese invasion of Korea, he formed a
militia
A militia () is generally an army or some other fighting organization of non-professional soldiers, citizens of a country, or subjects of a state, who may perform military service during a time of need, as opposed to a professional force of r ...
to fight against the Japanese army.
In 1585 Jeong passed a
gwageo
The ''gwageo'' or ''kwago'' were the national civil service examinations under the Goryeo and Joseon dynasties of Korea. Typically quite demanding, these tests measured candidates' ability of writing composition and knowledge of the Chinese clas ...
for the selection of officials and became an officer of the military training department of Hanseong (''hanseongbupanyun'').
Next year, he was promoted to an officer of the book publishing department of Hongmungwan (''hongmungwansuchan''), and then he was in charge of dual positions, a reporting officer at Saganwon (''Saganwonjeongwon'') and a ''junghakgyosu''. In 1590, he was appointed as an inspecting officer at Saheonbu (''Saheonbujipyeong''), also serving as a member of King's assistant group. In the next year, he was dispatched to the northeastern border as a crops commander of this region.
Following the war with Japan in 1592, Guk Gyeong-in took up arms in rebellion in
Hoeryong, captured and turned two princes
Prince Imhae and
Prince Sunhwa and their entourages Kim Gui-yeong, Hwang Jeong-uk and Hwang Hyeok over to the enemy chief
Katō Kiyomasa
was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the Azuchi–Momoyama and Edo periods. His court title was Higo-no-kami. His name as a child was ''Yashamaru'', and first name was ''Toranosuke''. He was one of Hideyoshi's Seven Spears of Shizugatake.
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before surrendering himself. Fuming at the revolt, Jeonng put together a
righteous army
Righteous armies, sometimes called irregular armies or militias, are informal civilian militias that have appeared several times in Korean history, when the national armies were in need of assistance.
The first righteous armies emerged during th ...
with
seonbi
Seonbi or sŏnbi were scholars during the Goryeo and Joseon periods of Korea who served the public without a government position, choosing to pass up positions of wealth and power to lead lives of study and integrity. Those who chose to serve the ...
s.
The righteous army led by Jeonng arrested Guk and beheaded him, and then won battles at Myungchun, GilJoo and SSangpo against the Japanese army. They totally reclaimed the northeastern province by winning at Baegtapgyo in the next year.
In 1624, he died while being tortured after he was arrested and falsely accused of participating in a revolt of
Yi Gwal
Yi Gwal (1587 – 15 February, 1624) was a general during the Joseon Dynasty, Korea, known for the failed Yi Gwal's Rebellion. His family belonged to the Gosung Yi clan.
He rebelled against King Injo in 1624, but failed. Yi Gwal was then kill ...
. Long after, he was posthumously reinstated after the accusation was proved unfounded.
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Joseon generals
People of the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
16th-century births
1617 deaths
16th-century Korean people