Donghak (Eastern Learning)

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Korean new religion religious movement social reform movement

Donghak (Eastern Learning) was a 19th-century Korean religious and social reform movement that blended Confucian, Buddhist, Daoist, and indigenous beliefs to challenge feudal oppression and foreign influence.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Donghak (Eastern Learning) canonical	3
Eastern Learning	3
Donghak doctrine	1
Donghak egalitarian teachings	1
Donghak teachings	1
Donghak tradition	1
Eastern Learning (Donghak)	1
Eastern Learning doctrine of Heaven (Hanulnim)	1
동학	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2212589 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Donghak (Eastern Learning)
Context triple: [Donghak Peasant Rebellion, ideology, Donghak (Eastern Learning)]

A. Confucianism
Confucianism is an ancient Chinese philosophical and ethical system based on the teachings of Confucius, emphasizing moral virtue, social harmony, and proper conduct in personal and political life.
B. Neo-Confucianism
Neo-Confucianism is a later development of Confucian thought that integrated metaphysical and ethical ideas to shape the philosophical, educational, and social foundations of East Asian societies.
C. Hunminjeongeum
Hunminjeongeum is the 15th-century Korean document promulgated by King Sejong that introduced and explained the newly created Korean alphabet, now known as Hangul.
D. Konkokyo
Konkokyo is a Japanese new religious movement rooted in Shinto traditions that emphasizes faith in a benevolent deity, ethical living, and mutual help in everyday life.
E. Joseongeul
Joseongeul is the native Korean alphabetic writing system, more commonly known today as Hangul.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Donghak (Eastern Learning)
Target entity description: Donghak (Eastern Learning) was a 19th-century Korean religious and social reform movement that blended Confucian, Buddhist, Daoist, and indigenous beliefs to challenge feudal oppression and foreign influence.

A. Confucianism
Confucianism is an ancient Chinese philosophical and ethical system based on the teachings of Confucius, emphasizing moral virtue, social harmony, and proper conduct in personal and political life.
B. Neo-Confucianism
Neo-Confucianism is a later development of Confucian thought that integrated metaphysical and ethical ideas to shape the philosophical, educational, and social foundations of East Asian societies.
C. Hunminjeongeum
Hunminjeongeum is the 15th-century Korean document promulgated by King Sejong that introduced and explained the newly created Korean alphabet, now known as Hangul.
D. Konkokyo
Konkokyo is a Japanese new religious movement rooted in Shinto traditions that emphasizes faith in a benevolent deity, ethical living, and mutual help in everyday life.
E. Joseongeul
Joseongeul is the native Korean alphabetic writing system, more commonly known today as Hangul.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Korean new religion ⓘ religious movement ⓘ social reform movement ⓘ
aim	land reform ⓘ moral renewal of society ⓘ social equality ⓘ
alternativeName	Eastern Learning ⓘ linked to: Donghak (Eastern Learning) Tonghak ⓘ linked to: Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea
coreBelief	Innaecheon (Human is Heaven) ⓘ equality of all people ⓘ opposition to foreign domination ⓘ rejection of social discrimination ⓘ
country	Korea ⓘ
doctrine	belief in Hanulnim (Heavenly Lord) ⓘ synthesis of Eastern and indigenous teachings ⓘ
founder	Choe Che-u ⓘ linked to: Choe Je-u Choe Je-u ⓘ
hasPart	Donghak Peasant Movement ⓘ linked to: Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea Donghak Peasant Revolution ⓘ linked to: Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea
historicalPeriod	late Joseon dynasty ⓘ linked to: Joseon
inception	1860 ⓘ
influenced	Cheondogyo ⓘ linked to: Chondoism
influencedBy	Buddhism ⓘ Confucianism ⓘ Daoism ⓘ linked to: Taoism Korean indigenous beliefs ⓘ
language	Korean ⓘ
leader	Choe Si-hyeong ⓘ Son Byeong-hui ⓘ
movementType	millenarian movement ⓘ peasant movement ⓘ
nativeLabel	동학 ⓘ linked to: Donghak (Eastern Learning)
opposedTo	Western imperialism ⓘ corrupt yangban aristocracy ⓘ feudal oppression ⓘ foreign influence in Korea ⓘ
persecutedBy	Joseon government ⓘ linked to: Ministry of War of Joseon Korean court officials ⓘ
politicalImpact	challenged traditional class system ⓘ stimulated Korean nationalist consciousness ⓘ
region	Korean Peninsula ⓘ
religiousCenter	Gyeongsang Province ⓘ Jeolla Province ⓘ linked to: North Jeolla Province
religiousText	Donggyeong Daejeon ⓘ Yongdam Yusa ⓘ
significantEvent	Donghak Peasant Rebellion of 1894 ⓘ linked to: Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea execution of Choe Je-u in 1864 ⓘ
successor	Cheondogyo ⓘ linked to: Chondoism

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Donghak Peasant Rebellion → ideology → Donghak (Eastern Learning) ⓘ

subject linked to: Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea

Donghak → nativeLabel → 동학 ⓘ

subject linked to: Donghak (Eastern Learning)