Tomb of pro-Japanese Lee Du-hwang
(1km from Jeonju Hanok Village)
The assassination of Empress Myeongseong not only involved Japanese ordeals, but alsoKoreans also participated.
Lee Du-hwang is one of them.
(Ito Hirobumi’s 7th adoptive son Lee Du-hwang)
1. Assassination of Empress Myeongseong2. Participation in the Eulmi Incident
3. Suppression of the Donghak Peasant Movement
4. Suppression of the righteous army movement in the Honam region
Even the Japanese criticized his actions..
Donghak Peasant Army subjugation leader Lee Doo-hwangTo save the country from crisis
The Donghak Peasant Army was brutally murdered.
Diary written by Lee Du-hwang (Yang Ho-woo Seon-bong)September 10th, 1894 lunar calendar
‘Gojong ordered that Lee Du-hwang be placed in the funeral of Jang Wi-yeong.
‘As appointed, go down immediately and subdue the Donghak Peasant Army.’
– Lee Doo-hwang’s diary –
Visiting the Japanese commander during the Sino-Japanese WarActed as a stooge for the Japanese army
That feat? He became the commander of the Donghak Peasant Army’s subjugation.
To Japan who tried to dominate JoseonThe most dangerous force is the Donghak Peasant Army.
Hirobumi Ito, the Japanese Inspector-General,Deploying the 19th Battalion of Japanese Army Reserve Infantry
An operation to annihilate the Donghak Peasant Army is carried out.
The Joseon unit of Lee Doo-hwang (Ito’s adoptive son)
It was under Japanese military command.
” Japanese Army Lieutenant Seitaro Saraki
The so-called Taketaro Miyamoto will be there tomorrow morning.
When they said they were leaving, they were greeted and treated.
By joining forces, we will surely make a big contribution…
– Lee Doo-hwang’s diary –
Suppression of Donghak Army in Chungcheong ProvinceOctober 14, 1894, lunar calendar
In front of the inn (Kang Dong-hee, Lee Hee-young), they shot and killed them.
All the houses in the village were set on fire and the dens were burned down.
October 16, 1894, lunar calendar
After searching, they found and killed three people and found the place where they lived.
About 400 cottages and 200 houses were burned down.
– Diary of Lee Doo-hwang (Boeun, North Chungcheong Province) –
Seseongsan Mountain in Cheonan (near Independence Hall)October 21st, 1894 lunar calendar
Chase the defeated and fleeing Donghak Peasant Army.
Chased for dozens of miles, shooting and killing some.
He was taken prisoner and achieved complete victory.
Drive it to one side like hunting a rabbitJapanese soldiers massacred the Donghak Peasant Army
(33,000 people murdered)
When the Japanese army returnedYi Du-hwang found the remaining Donghak troops and brutally killed them.
Transliterated December 26, 1894
He shot and killed five people. One of them cut off his head
Give people fear and put your head in a wooden box
I put it in and sent it to the officer.
December 30, 1894, lunar calendarApproximately 50 members of the Donghak Peasant Army were captured and the three leaders were killed.
They beheaded them and shot the rest to death.
The body was left as is.
October 8, 1895 lunar calendarAt the time of the assassination of Empress Myeongseong, Lee Du-hwang
It served as a guide.
When it became known that they had participated, Lee Doo-hwang and his son Lee Jin-baek
Smuggled to Japan through Busan Port.
When he went to Japan, he indulged in gambling and lust for women.
Gained the favor of Ito HirobumiLee Doo-hwang returns to Joseon
In 1909, a large-scale subjugation of volunteer soldiers in the Honam region was carried out.
When the Jeongmi Volunteer Army collapsed, Japan immediately
Korea-Japan Annexation Treaty concluded
Lee Doo-hwang until his deathLive your whole life as a Japanese dog
The nearby land, including the current grave of Lee Du-hwang, isDescendants in joint ownership
(40,282m² forest area)
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