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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 .
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 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.
The Donghak Revolution, which had shaken the entire nation starting from the Gobu uprising, came to an end on a grand scale. [2] The Donghak Peasant Army continued to retreat southward, and most of their forces disbanded, with no remaining troops capable of preventing pursuit from the Japanese army and government forces.
Kim Gae-nam (Korean: 김개남; 1853–1895) was a prominent figure in the Donghak Peasant Revolution in the late 19th century, and he served as the head of the Honam Changwi Office and other positions within the Donghak religious sect.
Although it failed, Hong Gyeong-rae's rebellion may have provided momentum for other popular armed uprisings in different parts of Korea seeking a more just society. [2] The culmination of these was the Donghak Rebellion in 1894, centered in southern province of Jeolla. [3] [4]