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The 1728 Musin Rebellion : Politics and Plotting in Eighteenth-Century Korea / Andrew David Jackson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: 1 online resource (232 p.) : 9 b&w illustrationsContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780824852726
  • 9780824852733
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 951.9/02 23
LOC classification:
  • DS914.35
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  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations and Maps -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter One. The Political and Military Background to the 1728 Musin Rebellion -- Chapter Two. Factionalism and the Formation of the Musin Rebel Organization, 1720-1727 -- Chapter Three. Plotting in the Aftermath of the Soron Restoration -- Chapter Four. The Outbreak of Violence -- Chapter Five. Shaping the Legacy -- Conclusion -- About the References -- Notes -- Glossary -- Names and Places -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author
Summary: The 1728 Musin Rebellion: Politics and Plotting in Eighteenth-Century Korea provides the first comprehensive account in English of the Musin Rebellion, an attempt to overthrow King Yŏngjo (1694-1776; r. 1724-1776), and the largest rebellion of eighteenth-century Korea. The rebellion proved unsuccessful, but during three weeks of fighting the government lost control of over a dozen county seats and the rebels drew popular support from the inhabitants of three southern provinces. The revolt profoundly unsettled the early years of Yŏngjo's reign and had considerable influence on the subsequent course of factionalism. In this keenly reasoned study, Andrew David Jackson investigates the causes, development, suppression, legacy, and significance of the bloody Musin Rebellion. The Musin Rebellion had its roots in the factional conflicts surrounding Yŏngjo's troubled succession to the throne. Jackson analyzes an aspect of the conflict previously neglected by researchers, namely how the rebels managed to create an armed rebellion. He argues that the rebellion should be understood in the context of other attempts on power by factional members that occurred over a hundred-year period leading up to 1728. By exploring the political and military context of the event, the book demonstrates that the Musin Rebellion was not driven by systemic breakdown, regionalism, or ideology, but was a failed attempt by political players to take control of the court. Central to the eruption of violence in 1728 was the intervention of key rebel plotters, several of whom were serving officials with access to state military resources. The book provides an in-depth view of factional politics in the Chosŏn court, and the final section deals with the rebel legacy, bringing to the fore issues about managing, forming, and directing the historical memory of the rebellion.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations and Maps -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter One. The Political and Military Background to the 1728 Musin Rebellion -- Chapter Two. Factionalism and the Formation of the Musin Rebel Organization, 1720-1727 -- Chapter Three. Plotting in the Aftermath of the Soron Restoration -- Chapter Four. The Outbreak of Violence -- Chapter Five. Shaping the Legacy -- Conclusion -- About the References -- Notes -- Glossary -- Names and Places -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author

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The 1728 Musin Rebellion: Politics and Plotting in Eighteenth-Century Korea provides the first comprehensive account in English of the Musin Rebellion, an attempt to overthrow King Yŏngjo (1694-1776; r. 1724-1776), and the largest rebellion of eighteenth-century Korea. The rebellion proved unsuccessful, but during three weeks of fighting the government lost control of over a dozen county seats and the rebels drew popular support from the inhabitants of three southern provinces. The revolt profoundly unsettled the early years of Yŏngjo's reign and had considerable influence on the subsequent course of factionalism. In this keenly reasoned study, Andrew David Jackson investigates the causes, development, suppression, legacy, and significance of the bloody Musin Rebellion. The Musin Rebellion had its roots in the factional conflicts surrounding Yŏngjo's troubled succession to the throne. Jackson analyzes an aspect of the conflict previously neglected by researchers, namely how the rebels managed to create an armed rebellion. He argues that the rebellion should be understood in the context of other attempts on power by factional members that occurred over a hundred-year period leading up to 1728. By exploring the political and military context of the event, the book demonstrates that the Musin Rebellion was not driven by systemic breakdown, regionalism, or ideology, but was a failed attempt by political players to take control of the court. Central to the eruption of violence in 1728 was the intervention of key rebel plotters, several of whom were serving officials with access to state military resources. The book provides an in-depth view of factional politics in the Chosŏn court, and the final section deals with the rebel legacy, bringing to the fore issues about managing, forming, and directing the historical memory of the rebellion.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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