Jeon Bong-jun

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Korean independence activist peasant leader person rebel leader

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	4
전봉준	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2212605 — 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: Jeon Bong-jun
Context triple: [Donghak Peasant Rebellion, mainLeader, Jeon Bong-jun]

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B. Jang Deok-su
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C. O Yeong-su
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D. Chung Sun-man
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E. Hwang Jun-ho
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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: Jeon Bong-jun
Target entity description: 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.

A. Cho Sang-woo
Cho Sang-woo is a central character in the South Korean series "Squid Game," portrayed as a once-successful investment banker whose desperation and moral decline drive much of the show's tension and drama.
B. Jang Deok-su
Jang Deok-su is a brutal, debt-ridden gangster who serves as one of the primary antagonists in the South Korean survival drama series "Squid Game."
C. O Yeong-su
O Yeong-su is a veteran South Korean actor best known internationally for his acclaimed performance as the elderly contestant Oh Il-nam in the Netflix series "Squid Game."
D. Chung Sun-man
Chung Sun-man is a South Korean athlete best known for lighting the Olympic cauldron at the opening ceremony of the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics.
E. Hwang Jun-ho
Hwang Jun-ho is a determined police officer in the South Korean series "Squid Game" who infiltrates the deadly competition to uncover the truth behind its operations and find his missing brother.
F. None of above. chosen

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	Naju, South Jeolla, South Korea ⓘ surface form: 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	Hanseong ⓘ surface form: Seoul, Joseon
era	late Joseon period ⓘ
ethnicity	Korean ⓘ
historicalRegion	North Jeolla Province ⓘ surface form: Jeolla Province
ideology	anti-feudalism ⓘ anti-imperialism ⓘ
leaderOf	Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea ⓘ surface form: Donghak peasant army Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea ⓘ surface form: Jeolla region peasant forces
movement	Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea ⓘ surface form: Donghak Peasant Revolution
name	Jeon Bong-jun self-link ⓘ
nativeName	Jeon Bong-jun self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 전봉준
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 in Korea ⓘ surface form: Donghak Peasant Rebellion Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea ⓘ surface form: First Donghak Uprising of 1894 Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea ⓘ surface form: Second Donghak Uprising of 1894
religion	Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea ⓘ surface form: Donghak
rememberedAs	martyr for social justice in Korea ⓘ
romanization	Chŏn Pong-jun ⓘ Jeon Bong-jun self-link ⓘ
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 in Korea → mainLeader → Jeon Bong-jun ⓘ

subject surface form: Donghak Peasant Rebellion

1894 Peasant War → leader → Jeon Bong-jun ⓘ

Jeon Bong-jun → name → Jeon Bong-jun self-link ⓘ

Jeon Bong-jun → nativeName → Jeon Bong-jun self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 전봉준

Jeon Bong-jun → romanization → Jeon Bong-jun self-link ⓘ

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