Yu Ŭngbu (? – 1456) was an early

Joseon Dynasty Joseon ( ; ; also romanized as ''Chosun''), officially Great Joseon (), was a dynastic kingdom of Korea that existed for 505 years. It was founded by Taejo of Joseon in July 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in October 1897. The kingdom w ...

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official and is remembered as one of the

six martyred ministers The six martyred ministers or Sayuksin () were six ministers of the Joseon Dynasty who were executed by King Sejo in 1456 for plotting to assassinate him and restore the former king Danjong to the throne. The Six were Sŏng Sammun, Pak Pae ...

. Yu was born in

Pocheon Pocheon (; ) is an landlocked, inland Administrative divisions of South Korea, city in northeast Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It covers 2 with a population of 160,176 people, according to the 2008 census. Pocheon lies between Seoul and the mou ...

; his date of birth and lineage are unknown. He served in the Gyeongwon garrison as ''chŏlchesa'' in 1448 and was the governor of Uiju-mok in 1452. In 1455, Sejo overthrew King Danjong. 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. Today, a memorial to Yu stands inside Chungmokdan, in Soheul-eup,

, South Korea.

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1456 deaths Joseon scholar-officials People from Pocheon Year of birth unknown {{SouthKorea-mil-bio-stub

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