Yi Gang-nyeon Birthplace Site

This is the place where Yi Gang-nyeon (1858-1908), a righteous-army (uibyeong) leader of the late Joseon period, was born and grew up. He was from Mungyeong in North Gyeongsang Province; after Empress Myeongseong was assassinated in 1895 and the order to cut topknots was issued, he raised a righteous army in Mungyeong in 1896, and when the Joseon army was disbanded in 1907 he again raised a righteous army in Yeongchun. He was mainly active in the Gangwon-do, Chungcheong-do and North Gyeongsang Province areas. His writings include the Ungang Munjip (Collected Writings of Ungang) and the Ungang Seonsaeng Changuiillok (Master Ungang's Diary of the Righteous Uprising).

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Where it is

Region

Mungyeong, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물