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Jinju

Centre of western Gyeongsang — site of the sieges of Jinju, the 1862 peasant uprising and the butchers’ equality movement

진주성 촉석루 — 임진왜란 때 두 차례 큰 싸움이 벌어진 진주성의 누각
진주성 촉석루 — 임진왜란 때 두 차례 큰 싸움이 벌어진 진주성의 누각

Kang Byeong Kee · CC BY 3.0 · Source

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EraEventDetails
Unified Silla, SinmunGangju, one of the nine provincesProvince on old Gaya land
Goryeo military ruleJinju granted to Choe Chung-heonJingang (Heungnyeong) office set up
Joseon, SeonjoSieges of JinjuKim Si-min wins (1592); falls, Nongae (1593)
Joseon, CheoljongJinju peasant uprising (1862)Baek Nak-sin; Yu Gye-chun; tax reform office
Japanese ruleHyeongpyeong movementHyeongpyeongsa; end to butcher caste bias

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5 events in this theme

  1. AD 685Nine Provinces and Five Secondary Capitals

    King Sinmun divided the realm into nine provinces (ju) and set up five secondary capitals (sogyeong), completing the provincial system of unified Silla.

  2. 1196 – 1258Choe Chung-heon and the Choe Military Regime

    Choe Chung-heon killed Yi Ui-min and seized power, founding a Choe family regime that lasted four generations and some sixty years, with the Directorate of Decree Enforcement as its supreme organ.

  3. 1592First Siege of Jinju

    Magistrate Kim Si-min held Jinju Fortress for six days with about 3,000 men against some 20,000 Japanese troops, but died of his wounds.

  4. 1862Jinju Uprising

    Peasants in Jinju rose against extortion by the provincial army commander; that year uprisings spread to some 70 counties in the south.

  5. 1923 – 1935Hyeongpyeong Movement

    Butchers (baekjeong) founded the Joseon Hyeongpyeongsa in Jinju and campaigned to end caste discrimination and win equal treatment.

Key people

  • King SinmunAD 692

    Munmu's son and 31st king of Silla, who crushed Kim Heum-dol's revolt and strengthened royal power through the National Academy, the nine provinces and office-land grants

  • Choe Chung-heon1149 – 1219

    General who seized power in 1196, founding the four-generation Choe military regime and its Directorate of Decree Enforcement

  • Choe U1249

    Son of Choe Chung-heon who set up the Jeongbang personnel office and moved the court to Ganghwa in 1232

  • Choe Hang1257

    Son of Choe U and third ruler of the Choe military regime, who kept up resistance to the Mongols from Ganghwa

  • Yi Ui-min1196

    General of low-born origin who ruled for over a decade until killed by Choe Chung-heon

  • King Myeongjong1131 – 1202

    Nineteenth king of Goryeo, enthroned by the generals; his reign saw military infighting and uprisings until Choe Chung-heon deposed him

  • Kim Si-min1554 – 1592

    Magistrate of Jinju who held the fortress in 1592 but died of wounds from the siege

  • Yu Gye-chun1862

    Leader of the 1862 Jinju peasant uprising

  • Cheoljong1831 – 1863

    Twenty-fifth king of Joseon, raised on Ganghwa and placed on the throne by the Andong Kim clan; after the 1862 uprisings he set up an office to reform the three taxes