Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea

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historical event peasant uprising rebellion social movement

The Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea was an 1894 popular uprising of impoverished peasants and followers of the Donghak (Eastern Learning) movement against corrupt officials and social injustice, which drew foreign intervention and helped trigger the First Sino-Japanese War.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
Donghak Peasant Rebellion	1
Donghak	1
Donghak Peasant Revolution	1
Donghak Peasant Revolution (context in Korea)	1
Donghak Uprising	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event ⓘ peasant uprising ⓘ rebellion ⓘ social movement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	1894 Peasant War ⓘ Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea ⓘ surface form: Donghak Peasant Revolution Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea ⓘ surface form: Donghak Uprising
chronology	Jeonju truce between rebels and government in 1894 ⓘ first uprising in Gobu in early 1894 ⓘ second phase after foreign intervention in late 1894 ⓘ
conflictType	civil conflict ⓘ religiously inspired uprising ⓘ
country	Korean Peninsula ⓘ surface form: Korea
endTime	1895 ⓘ
goal	eradication of corrupt officials ⓘ protection of peasants ⓘ social justice ⓘ tax reform ⓘ
hasCause	abuses by local yangban elites ⓘ corruption of local officials ⓘ heavy taxation ⓘ peasant poverty ⓘ social inequality ⓘ spread of Donghak (Eastern Learning) ideology ⓘ
hasEffect	foreign intervention in Korea ⓘ implementation of Gabo Reforms ⓘ large-scale peasant casualties ⓘ rise of later nationalist and reform movements in Korea ⓘ strengthening of Japanese influence in Korea ⓘ suppression of Donghak leadership ⓘ triggered First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ weakening of Qing influence in Korea ⓘ
ideology	Donghak (Eastern Learning) ⓘ
inspiredBy	anti-foreign sentiment ⓘ teachings of Choe Je-u ⓘ
location	Joseon ⓘ surface form: Joseon Korea
mainLeader	Jeon Bong-jun ⓘ Kim Gae-nam ⓘ Son Hwa-jung ⓘ
opponent	Joseon ⓘ surface form: Joseon government local magistrates ⓘ yangban aristocracy ⓘ
participant	Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ Joseon government forces ⓘ Qing army ⓘ surface form: Qing dynasty troops followers of the Donghak movement ⓘ impoverished peasants ⓘ
religion	Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Donghak
result	defeat of peasant forces ⓘ execution of rebel leaders ⓘ
significantEvent	First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ
startTime	1894 ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea → alsoKnownAs → Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea ⓘ

subject surface form: Donghak Peasant Rebellion

this entity surface form: Donghak Peasant Revolution

Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea → alsoKnownAs → Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea ⓘ

subject surface form: Donghak Peasant Rebellion

this entity surface form: Donghak Uprising

First Sino-Japanese War → cause → Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea ⓘ

Battle of Seonghwan → precededBy → Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea ⓘ

this entity surface form: Donghak Peasant Revolution (context in Korea)

Battle of Pungdo → relatedTo → Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea ⓘ

this entity surface form: Donghak Peasant Rebellion

Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea → religion → Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Donghak Peasant Rebellion

this entity surface form: Donghak