Yi Gwal
Yi Gwal | |
Hangul | 이괄 |
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Revised Romanization | Yi Gwal |
McCune–Reischauer | Yi Kwal |
Yi Gwal (
He rebelled against King Injo in 1624, but failed.[1][2] Yi Gwal was then killed by his own troops. Yi Gwal's rebellion put Korea into a state of chaos before it was invaded by the Manchu Qing dynasty.
Background
In 1622, he joined the Injo revolution, which was a movement in Korea to get rid of the government of King
Yi Gwal captured the capital, Hanyang, and exiled
As the relations with Later Jin deteriorated, the Korean government and Injo sent Yi Gwal to the border of
Out of the fifteen thousand troops stationed in the northern border, Yi Gwal had command of ten thousand, stationed in
.Yi Gwal's Rebellion
Korea's political stance at the time caused the downfall of Yi Gwal. Since the establishment of a Confucian dynasty by
In January 1624, the Westerners, recently unsatisfied with the success of Yi Gwal (who was part of the Northerners), made a petition to the King stating that Yi Gwal and some members of the Northerners were planning a rebellion. As these ministers all had a close relationship with the King, the petition was examined. However, the reports proved false, and the Westerners failed to condemn Yi Gwal. They tried again soon after, which provoked the suspicion of the King.
The government soon sent an examination and arrest party to Yongbyon to arrest Yi Gwal's son Yi Jeon. As he suspected that he himself would be condemned if his son confessed, he decided on a pre-emptive strike. Finally, he killed the arrest party and the rebellion officially began on January 22, 1624. He and his ten thousand troops headed straight for Hanyang, to relieve the capital and capture the King.
The first clash with the government troops happened on the
Yi Gwal then put Heungangun on the throne, a royal relative of the King. Moreover, he put fliers all over the city so the people would support his troops. However, the rebel occupation of the capital did not last long.
Yi Gwal failed, but Joseon society effectively entered a period of chaos, which then provoked and facilitated the
Afterwards, Yi Gwal's name, along with his father's, was omitted from the family genealogy, but was listed again after 1930. Additional records were discovered about his relative,
Family
- Father - Yi Je (이제, 李磾) (1538 - ?)
- Mother - Lady Jeong of the Dongrae Jeong clan (동래 정씨, 東萊 鄭氏) (1539 - ?)
- Sibling(s)
- Older brother - Yi Jeok (이적, 李適) (1550 - ?)
- Older brother - Yi Woon (이운, 李胤) (1560 - ?)
- Younger brother - Yi Su (이수, 李胄) (1564 - 1624)
- Younger brother - Yi Don (이돈, 李遯)
- Spouse
- Lady Yi of the Gwangju Yi clan (광주 이씨, 廣州 李氏) (1566 - 1624)
- Issue
- Son - Yi Jeon (이전, 李栴) (1588 - ?)
- Daughter - Lady Yi of the Goseong Yi clan (고성 이씨, 固城 李氏) (1590 - ?)
- Relative
- Yi Eung-tae(이응태) (1556 - 1586)
See also
- History of Korea
- Manchu invasion of Korea
References
- ISBN 978-0-231-53716-2.
- ISBN 978-89-88095-85-0.