| Bak Jeongyang | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Office: | Prime Minister of Joseon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Term Start: | 31 May 1895 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Term End: | 24 August 1895 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor: | Kim Hong-jip | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Successor: | Kim Hong-jip | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 4 February 1842 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country: | Joseon, Korean Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Park Jeong-yang (; 4 February 1841 – 15 December 1905[1]) was a Korean Joseon dynasty politician and edification activist,[2] as well as a member of the Independence Club and the People's Joint Association . He was a supporter of the slow modernization of Korea under the Joseon dynasty and himself belonged to the .[3] He was also the father of famous Korean playwright Park Seung-hui. Park Jeong-yang was appointed ambassador to the United States by the king in 1887. This diplomatic mission was strongly opposed by the Qing dynasty of China, which viewed Korea as a vassal state.Joseon was enjoying Westphalian sovereignty at the time of the diplomatic mission. After many years' conflict, Park was punished and ostracized. The episode is considered representative of Korea's desire for complete independence colliding with the Qing desire to maintain traditional tributary ties, with Park becoming a victim of this conflict. Park was also the author of a few books.