Yun Ung-nyeol

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Yun Ung-ryeol (Korean윤웅렬; Hanja尹雄烈; 18 May 1840[1] – 22 September 1911) was a Korean general and politician during the Joseon and Korean Empire periods. He was a member of the Gaehwa Party and a pro-Japanese scholar-official. He is also known as Yun Woong Niel or Yun Ung-nyeol.[2] His art name was Bangye (반계; 磻溪).

Yun Ung-nyeol
Yun Ung-nyeol (left) and a friend attired in traditional Korean clothing. The two are engaged in a game of "Go-ban" (oriental chess) in one of the rooms of Yun's home in Seoul c. 1903.
Korean name
Hangul
윤웅렬
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYun Ung-nyeol
McCune–ReischauerYun Ungnyŏl
Art name
Hangul
반계
Hanja
Revised RomanizationBangye
McCune–ReischauerPangye
Courtesy name
Hangul
영중
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYeongjoong
McCune–ReischauerYongjung

Biography

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Yun Ung-nyeol was a member of one of the prominent yangban families of Korea, the Haepyeong Yun clan (해평 윤씨; 海平 尹氏). His family was considered wealthy,[3] which his father had paved the way to prominence by himself. From his early age, Yun and his younger brother were famous for their great physical abilities.[4]

At the age of 17, Yun went to Seoul by himself and took the Gwageo Military Examination, and passed the exam, making him an official.[4]

From 1881, Yun was in charge of the new army of Joseon Dynasty, also known as the Pyŏlgigun. As a member of the Gaehwa Party, Yun participated in the Gapsin Coup. After the short-lived new government was formed, Yun was appointed as Minister of Justice, and Vice mayor of Seoul.[5]

In 1904, Yun Ung-nyeol was appointed as the Korea's Minister of War.[6] On 30 September 1904, Yun was appointed as the Chief of Staff of Korean Empire[7] but he resigned on 30 January 1905 making him the last incumbent.[8] He died in 1911, aged 71.

In modern Korean historiography, General Yun has been designated one of the Chinilpa or pro-Japanese activists of the 1900s (decade).[9]

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Notes

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  1. ^ In lunar calendar, Yun was born on 17 April 1840
  2. ^ Emory University, Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library (MARBL): Yun Ch'i-ho papers, 1883-1943
  3. ^ "100 Koreans Freed; But Baron Yun Chi-ho and Other Prominent Men Are Found Guilty," New York Times. March 21, 1913.
  4. ^ a b "최혁 주필의 전라도 역사이야기". 남도일보 (in Korean). 2017-07-23. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  5. ^ "윤웅렬(尹雄烈)". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  6. ^ Speer, Robert E. (1905). "Korea, Japan and Russia," p. 60.
  7. ^ 조선-대한제국 관보. "9月30日".
  8. ^ 조선·대한제국 관보. "參謀部副長尹雄烈辭職疏".
  9. ^ (in Korean) 2006년도 조사보고서 II - 친일반민족행위결정이유서, p. 257~262 친일반민족행위진상규명위원회, 11-1560010-0000002-10, 2006; n.b., investigative report II - pro-Japanese anti-national act decisive reasons, p. 257~262 pro-Japanese anti-national act truth close examination committees.

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