Jeon Bong-jun

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Jeon Bong-jun was a prominent late 19th-century Korean peasant leader who spearheaded the Donghak Peasant Rebellion against corrupt officials and foreign influence in Joseon Korea.

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Label Occurrences
Jeon Bong-jun canonical 11
전봉준 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Korean independence activist ⓘ
peasant leader ⓘ
person ⓘ
rebel leader ⓘ
activeYears 1894 ⓘ
advocatedFor elimination of official corruption ⓘ
peasant rights ⓘ
tax reform ⓘ
alsoKnownAs General Nokdu ⓘ
Nokdu Janggun ⓘ
birthPlace Gobu, Jeolla Province, Joseon ⓘ
present-day Jeongeup, North Jeolla Province, South Korea ⓘ
causeOfDeath execution ⓘ
charges treason ⓘ
commanded peasant forces at the Battle of Hwangtohyeon ⓘ
peasant forces at the capture of Jeonju ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Joseon ⓘ
deathPlace Seoul, Joseon ⓘ
linked to: Hanseong
era late Joseon period ⓘ
ethnicity Korean ⓘ
historicalRegion Jeolla Province ⓘ
ideology anti-feudalism ⓘ
anti-imperialism ⓘ
leaderOf Donghak peasant army ⓘ
Jeolla region peasant forces ⓘ
movement Donghak Peasant Revolution ⓘ
name Jeon Bong-jun ⓘ
nativeName 전봉준 ⓘ
linked to: Jeon Bong-jun
notableFor leading the Donghak Peasant Rebellion ⓘ
opposition to corrupt local officials ⓘ
resistance to foreign influence in Korea ⓘ
occupation farmer ⓘ
military leader ⓘ
revolutionary ⓘ
opposedTo Japanese influence in Korea ⓘ
Qing and Japanese military intervention in Joseon ⓘ
corrupt local magistrates ⓘ
foreign interference in Joseon ⓘ
participatedIn Donghak Peasant Rebellion ⓘ
First Donghak Uprising of 1894 ⓘ
Second Donghak Uprising of 1894 ⓘ
religion Donghak ⓘ
rememberedAs martyr for social justice in Korea ⓘ
romanization Chŏn Pong-jun ⓘ
Jeon Bong-jun ⓘ
significance precursor to Korean nationalist movements ⓘ
symbol of Korean peasant resistance ⓘ

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

Donghak Peasant Rebellion → mainLeader → Jeon Bong-jun ⓘ
1894 Peasant War → leader → Jeon Bong-jun ⓘ
Jeon Bong-jun → name → Jeon Bong-jun ⓘ
Jeon Bong-jun → nativeName → 전봉준 ⓘ
linked to: Jeon Bong-jun
Jeon Bong-jun → romanization → Jeon Bong-jun ⓘ
General Nokdu → refersTo → Jeon Bong-jun ⓘ
General Nokdu → honorificFor → Jeon Bong-jun ⓘ
Jeon Bong-jun → romanization → Jeon Bong-jun ⓘ
subject linked to: General Nokdu
Donghak Peasant Revolution → mainLeader → Jeon Bong-jun ⓘ
subject linked to: General Nokdu
Nokdu Janggun → refersTo → Jeon Bong-jun ⓘ
Nokdu Janggun → honorificFor → Jeon Bong-jun ⓘ
Chŏn Pong-jun → nameInKorean → 전봉준 ⓘ
linked to: Jeon Bong-jun
Chŏn Pong-jun → romanizationVariant → Jeon Bong-jun ⓘ