Myocheong rebellion
| Korean spelling | |
|---|---|
| Korean alphabet : | 묘청 의 난 |
| Hanja : | 妙 淸 - 亂 |
| Revised Romanization : | Myocheongui nan |
| McCune-Reischauer : | Myoch'ŏngŭi nan |
The Myocheong Rebellion of 1135 and 1136 was a religiously inspired coup attempt in Korea of the Goryeo Dynasty led by the monk Myocheong .
In the 1130s, the charismatic Buddhist monk Myocheong gained influence over the Korean ruler Injong and got him to move the capital from Goryeo to Pyongyang on the basis of geomantic ideas. The king came under pressure from influential officials and had to cancel the planned relocation of the capital. As a result, Myocheong led an uprising in Pyongyang in the spring of 1135, which led to the loss of state control over the city. The rebels proclaimed a new state based on utopian ideals called Daewi and quickly took control of the northwestern regions of Goryeo. Government envoys were arrested and the passport to the northern regions was cut off.
The royal general Kim Bu-sik regained the abandoned territories of the northwest and circled Pyongyang. The rebel leader Jo Gwang killed Myocheong and other leaders of the rebels. He sent their heads to Kim Busik for surrender. However, this refused. After Jo killed government negotiators, the rebellion was defeated in February 1136.
literature
- Kyung Moon Hwang: A History of Korea. Palgrave, 2017