Hangul: | 유응부 |
Hanja: | 兪應孚 |
Rr: | Yu Eung-bu |
Mr: | Yu Ŭngbu |
Hangulja: | 신지 |
Hanjaja: | 信之 |
Rrja: | Sinji |
Mrja: | Sinji |
Hangulho: | 벽량 |
Hanjaho: | 碧梁 |
Rrho: | Byeongnyang |
Mrho: | Pyŏngnyang |
Yu Eung-bu (? – 1456) was a military official of the early Joseon Dynasty and is remembered as one of the six martyred ministers. Yu was born in Pocheon; his date of birth and lineage are not known with certainty.
He served in the Gyeongwon garrison as Jeoljesa in 1448, and was the Commander of Uiju-mok in 1452.[1]
In 1455, then King Danjong was overthrown by Sejo. Yu joined a conspiracy of high officials to restore Danjong.[1] However, the plot was discovered shortly before it would have been executed in 1456. Yu and the other conspirators were arrested; after he failed to repent under torture, he was executed.[1]
A memorial to Yu stands today inside Chungmokdan located in Soheul-eup, Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.[2]