Geochang Rebellion
The Geochang Rebellion (居昌民亂) was a peasant uprising that broke out in Geochang County, Gyeongsang Province, under the influence of the popular uprisings that occurred across various regions in the fifth lunar month of 1862 (13th year of King Cheoljong's reign).
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The Geochang Rebellion (居昌民亂) was a peasant uprising that broke out in Geochang County, Gyeongsang Province, under the influence of the popular uprisings that occurred across various regions in the fifth lunar month of 1862 (13th year of King Cheoljong's reign).
Peasants who were dissatisfied with the tyranny of local officials and the Three Administrative Abuses took advantage of the moment when Magistrate Hwang Jong-seok left his post to serve as an investigator for the Jinju Rebellion, and rose up. Yi Si-gyu, Choe Nam-gi, Yi Seung-mun, and others sent circulars calling for the correction of the abuses of the three taxation systems, gathered peasants, attacked the government office, and burned its official documents. Afterward, all of them were arrested and executed in Jinju.
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