Jeong Yeo-rip
| Jeong Yeo-rip 정여립 鄭汝立 | |
| Hangul | 정여립 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Jeong Yeorip |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Yŏrip |
| Art name | |
| Hangul | 죽도 |
| Hanja | 竹島 |
| Revised Romanization | Jukdo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chukto |
| Courtesy name | |
| Hangul | 인백 |
| Hanja | 仁伯 |
| Revised Romanization | Inbaek |
| McCune–Reischauer | Inbaek |
Jeong Yeo-rip (Korean: 정여립; Hanja: 鄭汝立; 1546–1589) was a Korean politician of the Joseon period. His art name was Jukdo, and his courtesy name was Inbaek.
Born in 1546 in Jeonju-bu, Jeollabuk-do. He was the son of a yangban (noble) family. When he was young, he was a disciple of Yi Yi and Seong Hon, and in 1567 he achieved the rank of Jinshi. In 1570 he achieveded the rank of Bunka, in 1583 he achieved the rank of Reiso Sarō, and in the following year he was promoted to Shusen.
Politically, he was initially a Westerner, but later joined the Eastern faction. He was heavily criticized by the Westerners for criticizing his former teacher Yi Yi. His criticisms caused the displeasure of King Seonjo (King Seonjo compared him to Hyeong-seo (邢恕) of the Song Dynasty who betrayed his teacher),[1] following which, he resigned from the government and returned to his hometown, Jeonju, where he conducted academic research and formed an armed organization, Daedonggye (대동계; 大同契), to oppose Japanese pirates. The Daedonggye met monthly and trained in archery and other forms of combat. In 1587, the Daedonggye was powerful enough to defeat a group of pirates when the Jeonju magistrate's governmental army could not.[2][3]
The formation of Daedonggye was claimed to be a rebellion plan by the Westerners, while the Easterners claimed this to be slander. During the ensuing investigations, Jeong Yeo-rip committed suicide.
See also
- Jeong Yeo-rip Conspiracy Case, Imprisonment or Treason?
- Daedonggye (同禊)
- 1589 rebellion of Jeong Yeo-rip
Popular culture
- Portrayed by KBS1 TV series Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-sin.
- Portrayed by Choi Cheol-ho in the 2014 KBS2 TV series The King's Face.
References
- ^ 모반사건, 무옥(誣獄)인가 역모(逆謀)인가 [Jeong Yeo -rip Conspiracy Case, Imprisonment or Treason?]. contents.history.go.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ "Korean Encyber-대동계" (in Korean). Retrieved August 7, 2013.
- ^ 鄭汝立 [Jeong Yeo-rip] (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- Jeong Yeo-rip (in Korean)
- 정여립의 난-역모인가 조작인가 KBS 역사스페셜 2002년 5월 25일자 방송분 (in Korean)
- EBS 수능방송 파문 '정여립' 모반인가 음해인가:무려 1천여명 황천길…역모 결정적 근거 제시 못해 브레이크뉴스 2004년 8월 31일자 뉴스 (in Korean)
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