Yu Eung-bu (?~1456) was a
military official of the early
Joseon Dynasty and is remembered as one of the
six martyred ministers. Yu was born in
Pocheon; his date of birth and lineage are not known with certainty.
He served in the Gyeongwon garrison as ''Jeoljesa'' in 1448, and was the Commander of Uiju-mok in 1452.
In 1455, then King
Danjong was overthrown by
Sejo. Yu joined a conspiracy of high officials to restore Danjong.
However, the plot was discovered shortly before it would have been executed in 1456. Yu and the other conspirators were arrested; after he failed to repent under torture, he was executed.
A memorial to Yu stands today inside Chungmokdan located in
Soheul-eup,
Pocheon,
Gyeonggi-do
Gyeonggi-do (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Its name, ''Gyeonggi'', means "京 (the capital) and 畿 (the surrounding area)". Thus, ''Gyeonggi-do'' can be translated as "Seoul and the surrounding areas of Seoul". Seoul, the na ...
, South Korea.
See also
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Joseon Dynasty politics
*
List of Koreans
References
1456 deaths
Joseon scholar-officials
Year of birth unknown
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