Yu Eung-bu explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 유응부. Encyclopedia of Korean Culture.
  2. Web site: 충목단. Encyclopedia of Korean Culture.