Yun Yeong-ryeol

Yun Yeong-ryeol(윤영렬, 1854 – 1939) was a Korean Joseon Dynasty politician and soldier. nickname was Gyungjae, Yeongu. uncle of Yun Chi-ho and grandfather of Yun Bo-seon, father of Yun Chi-young.

In this Korean name, the family name is Yun.
Yun Yeong-ryeol
윤영렬
Yun with his Wife
Personal details
Born15 April 1854
Kingdom of Joseon
Died4 November 1939 (aged 85)
Korea under Japanese rule
ProfessionGeneral officer and politician
Military service
Allegiance Korean Empire
Branch/service Imperial Korean Army
Years of service1898-1907
RankMajor General

Life

Yun was born in 1854 as a member of Haepyung Yun clan. He passed the military examination of Gwageo in 1878. When the Donghak Peasant Revolution started, Yun was deployed in Jeolla Province. He participated in suppressing the revolution.[1]

On 30 May 1897, Yun was appointed as keeper of Ansung.[2] He started his military career as being appointed as First lieutenant on 21 January 1898.[3] Yun was assessed as a good keeper who helped people by preventing crimes.[4] On 26 February 1904, Yun was promoted to Captain[5] and was appointed as Keeper of Nampo.[6] On 4 April 1904, Yun became Yangho Jippogwan.[7] As Yangho Jippogwan, Yun was ordered to arrest the bandits in Jeolla Province.[8] On 13 April 1905, Yun was promoted to Major[9] and as Lieutenant Colonel in November.[10] He got a prize from government for his merit in May 1906.[11] On 20 July 1906, Yun became a colonel.[12] By the request of Minister of Military, Yi Geun-taek, Yun was awarded for his merits again in 1906.[13] Yun was promoted to Major General on 2 September 1906.[14] In 1907, Yun was removed from service since he did not have any placement.[15] After Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910 was signed, Yun came back to his home. He did not work as an official.[1] He refused a title from the Japanese Government. On 2 September 1910, Yun with his older brother, Yun Ung-nyeol, they burned all the documents about slave trades from their family.[16] He died on 4 November 1939 in Asan, his hometown.[17]

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Further reading
  • Kranewitter, Rudolf. (2005). Dynamik der Religion Schamanismus, Konfuzianismus, Buddhismus und Christentum in der Geschichte Koreas von der steinzeitlichen Besiedlung des Landes bis zum Ende des 20. Jahrhunderts. Münster: LIT Verlag. ISBN 978-3-825-88628-8; OCLC 181472594
  • Leibo, Steven A. (2006). East and Southeast Asia. Harpers Ferry, West Virginia: Stryker-Post Publications. OCLC 61691567
  • Speer, Robert E. (1905). "Korea, Japan and Russia," in The Ideal Home Educator: a Superb Library of Useful Knowledge. Chicago: Bible House. OCLC 17303311
  • Wells, Kenneth M. (1991). New God, New nation: Protestants and Self-Reconstruction Nationalism in Korea, 1896–1937. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 9780824813383; OCLC 216760168


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