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Yi In-yeong

Commander-in-chief of the Thirteen-Province Righteous Army; executed in 1909

After the army was disbanded in 1907 he raised a righteous army at Wonju in Gangwon. When righteous army leaders from across the country gathered at Yangju to form the Thirteen-Province Righteous Army, he was chosen supreme commander. He sent appeals to the foreign consulates in Seoul asking that the righteous armies be recognised as belligerents under international law. During the 1908 march on Seoul he went home on hearing of his father's death; he was captured and executed in 1909.

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  1. 1907 – 1909Jeongmi Righteous Armiesmilitia leader

    Against Gojong’s forced abdication and the army’s disbandment, righteous armies joined by former soldiers rose across the country; the struggle became a war, and the Thirteen-Province Army attempted to march on Seoul.

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    1908Thirteen-Province Righteous Army’s March on Seoulmilitia leader

    Some 10,000 righteous army fighters from across the country gathered at Yangju as the Thirteen-Province Army and advanced on Seoul; Heo Wi’s vanguard came within 30 li of the East Gate before being driven back.

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