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Son Byong-hi (Korean: 손병희; 8 April 1861 – 19 May 1922) was a Korean religious leader and independence activist.His religious name was Uiam.He was the third leader of Donghak, an indigenous religious movement founded from 1860 to 1864.
The Donghak movement arose as a reaction to seohak (lit. ' "Western learning" '), and called for a return to the "Way of Heaven". [1] While Donghak originated as a reform movement and revival of Confucian teachings, it gradually evolved into a religion known today as Cheondoism in Korea under the third patriarch Son Byong-hi.
Choe Je-u (Korean: 최제우; Hanja: 崔濟愚; 18 December 1824 – 15 April 1864), art name Su-un (수운; 水雲), was a Korean religious leader.He was the founder of Donghak, [1] a religious movement which was empathetic to the hardships of the minjung (the marginalized people of Korea), opposed Catholicism and its association with western imperialism, [2] and offered an alternative to ...
The Donghak Peasant Revolution [a] (Korean: 동학농민혁명) was a peasant revolt that took place between 11 January 1894 and 25 December 1895 in Korea. The peasants were primarily followers of Donghak , a Neo-Confucian movement that rejected Western technology and ideals .
By attacking the two gates in full force, they were forcing the Koreans to redirect their forces away from Yeongchumun, the West Gate, and Shinmumun, the North gate. [11] Major Keizo Yamaguchi led the 2nd Battalion against 500 Mounted Guard Infantry ( 기영병 ; 箕營兵 ; Giyeongbyeong ) from Pyeongyang defending Yeongchumun and Shinmumun ...
Cheondoism (spelled Chondoism in North Korea; [1] Korean: 천도교; lit. Religion of the Celestial Way) is a 20th-century Korean pantheistic religion, based on the 19th-century Donghak religious movement founded by Choe Je-u and codified under Son Byong-hi. [2]
The Battle of Hwangtojae (Korean: 황토현전투; Hanja: 黃土峴戰鬪) was a battle during the Donghak Peasant Revolution which occurred in 1894 Korea (the 31st year of King Gojong's reign). The Donghak Peasant Army achieved a significant victory in the battle against the Jeolla Gamyeong Army.
A film about Choe Si-hyeong, a leader of the Donghak Peasant Revolution of late 19th-century Korea. [1] This film revolves around the life of Choi Shi-hyong, head of the religious sect, Chondogyo, in the later part of the Chosun Kingdom. He is constantly sought and harassed by the authorities.