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Sinhŭng Military Academy
Sinhŭng Academy (), commonly known as the Sinhŭng Military Academy (; alternate spelling Shinheung Military Academy), was a training facility for militant Korean independence activists in exile in Manchuria, Republic of China. The school trained Koreans to fight and resist the Japanese colonization of Korea. It was established in 1911 and closed around August 1920. Name The school's official name was "Sinhŭng Academy", although it was widely also known as the Sinhŭng Military Academy. Its name can be interpreted to mean "new rising academy". ''Sin'' comes from the Korean name of the New People's Association (), and ''hŭng'' can be interpreted to mean "rising again". History The school was first conceptualized in 1909 by the leadership of the Korean independence activist group New People's Association. Among them, Yang Kit'ak, Yi Tongnyŏng, and Yi Hoeyŏng were particularly active in advocating for the creation of military training facilities for Korean guerillas. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchuria
Manchuria is a historical region in northeast Asia encompassing the entirety of present-day northeast China and parts of the modern-day Russian Far East south of the Uda (Khabarovsk Krai), Uda River and the Tukuringra-Dzhagdy Ranges. The exact geographical extent varies depending on the definition: in the narrow sense, the area constituted by three Chinese provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning as well as the eastern Inner Mongolian prefectures of China, prefectures of Hulunbuir, Hinggan League, Hinggan, Tongliao, and Chifeng; in a broader sense, historical Manchuria includes those regions plus the Amur river basin, parts of which were ceded to the Russian Empire by the Manchu-led Qing dynasty during the Amur Annexation of 1858–1860. The parts of Manchuria ceded to Russia are collectively known as Outer Manchuria or Russian Manchuria, which include present-day Amur Oblast, Primorsky Krai, the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, the southern part of Khabarovsk Krai, and the easter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
March First Movement
The March First Movement was a series of protests against Korea under Japanese rule, Japanese colonial rule that was held throughout Korea and internationally by the Korean diaspora beginning on March 1, 1919. Protests were largely concentrated in March and April of that year, although related protests continued until 1921. In South Korea, the movement is remembered as a landmark event of not only the Korean independence movement, but of all of Korean history. The protests began in Seoul, with public readings of the Korean Declaration of Independence in the restaurant and in Tapgol Park. The movement grew and spread rapidly. Statistics on the protest are uncertain; there were around 1,500 to 1,800 protests with a total of around 0.8 to 2 million participants. The total population of Korea at the time was around 16 to 17 million. Despite the peaceful nature of the protests, they were frequently violently suppressed. One Korean estimate in 1920 claimed 7,509 deaths and 46,948 arrest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean Liberation Army
The Korean Liberation Army (KLA; ), also known as the Korean Restoration Army, was the armed forces of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea. It was established on September 17, 1940, in Chongqing, Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China, with significant financial and personnel support from the Nationalist government, Kuomintang. It participated in various battles and intelligence activities against the Japanese, including alongside the British Army during the Second World War, British Army in India in World War II, India and with the United States in the Eagle Project. Its commandant was General Ji Cheong-cheon and chief of staff General Lee Beom-seok (prime minister), Lee Beom-seok, the future first prime minister of South Korea. The group reached several hundred personnel at its peak. It experienced frequent funding issues, infighting, and difficulty achieving recognition from global powers. Background Since the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910, Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heroic Corps
The Heroic Corps () was a militant Korean independence activist organization during the Japanese colonial period. Founded in 1919, its activists believed in revolutionary uprising and egalitarianism. After the March First Movement was crushed in 1919, many independence activists moved their bases to foreign countries. Members of the Heroic Corps thought that those organizations were too moderate and would not contribute to independence in Korea. They took a more radical approach by opposing compromises such as culturalism. The Heroic Corps wished for a violent revolution, reflected the ''Manifesto of the Korean Revolution'' () by independence activist Shin Chae-ho. The Corps struggled for independence by assassinating high-ranking Japanese officials and committing acts of terrorism against government offices. The Heroic Corps moved their base to Beijing, China, and brought members to Shanghai, totaling about 70 members in 1924. Kim Ku, Kim Kyu-sik, Kim Chang-suk, and Shin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Won-bong
Kim Won-bong (; 1898 – ) was a Korean independence activist, Korean anarchist, communist, and later statesman for North Korea. He was a general of the Korean Liberation Army and the commander of the Heroic Corps and the Korean Volunteer Corps. His art name was Yaksan (). He used a variety of pseudonyms during his exile abroad in China, including Ch'oe Rim (), Yi Ch'ung (), Chin Kuk-pin (), and Ch'ŏn Se-dŏk (). Biography Kim was born in 1898 in Miryang, South Gyeongsang Province, Korean Empire. He was born to father Kim Chu-ik () and mother Yi Kyŏng-nyŏm () and into the Gimhae Kim clan. In his youth, he studied at a ''seodang'', a traditional Korean school. In 1908, he enrolled in a modern-style school. In 1910, he attended the Donghwa Middle School (). In 1913, he attended a school in Seoul. In 1916, he was in China, learning the German language. In 1918, he enrolled in the University of Nanking. In February 1919, Kim entered the and underwent military education f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Military Administration Office
The Northern Military Administration Office () was an armed independence movement group founded in Donggandao in 1919. It originated from the Daejonggyo lineage. It was organized around Seo Il and Kim Jwa-jin in Jilin Province, Manchuria, in 1919. Based on the Junggwangdan organized by Koreans who immigrated to Bukgando, the Jeongjeongdan organized in Jiandao, Bukgando in 1919 was established by changing its name to Northern Military Administration Office. The Northern Military Administration Office established an officer training center to conduct military training and train independence fighters. In 1920, when Japan deployed its troops into Manchuria, it achieved a great victory over the Japanese army in the Battle of Cheongsanri. Overview The Korean Military Government was created by merging the Korean Justice Corps and its affiliated Korean Military Government Association in 1919. In October 1919, under the leadership of Daejongism, Daejonggyo and New People's Association, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
