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Son Pyŏng-Hi

Korean independence activist and religious leader
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Also known as: Son Byeong-Hui, Son Pyŏng-Hui
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Also spelled:
Son Pyŏng-Hui or Son Byeong-Hui
Born:
1861
Died:
1922 (aged 61)
Subjects Of Study:
Ch’ŏndogyo
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Son Pyŏng-Hi (born 1861—died 1922) was a Korean independence activist who was the third leader of the apocalyptic, antiforeign Tonghak (or Donghak; later, Ch’ondogyo) religious sect. Born the illegitimate son of a low-echelon government official, Son grew up in poverty, suffering much discrimination. In 1897 he was elected to the leadership of Tonghak, succeeding Ch’oe Si-Hyŏng, and he successfully reconstructed the sect, which had been hurt by the failure of the Tonghak Uprising of 1894–95. Branded a political criminal by the state, he went into exile in Japan. When Korea lost its sovereignty to Japan in 1905, he renamed the ...(100 of 158 words)

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