Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea

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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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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 ⓘ

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First Sino-Japanese War → cause → Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea ⓘ
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
Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea → alsoKnownAs → Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea ⓘ
subject surface form: Donghak Peasant Rebellion
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Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea → alsoKnownAs → Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea ⓘ
subject surface form: Donghak Peasant Rebellion
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Battle of Pungdo → relatedTo → Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Donghak Peasant Rebellion
Battle of Seonghwan → precededBy → Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea ⓘ
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this entity surface form: Donghak Peasant Rebellion
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this entity surface form: Donghak Peasant Rebellion
Kim Gae-nam → movement → Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Donghak Peasant Rebellion
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Kim Gae-nam → ideology → Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea ⓘ
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Korean theater of the First Sino-Japanese War → hasCause → Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Donghak Peasant Rebellion