Yu Eung-bu

Korean politician
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Quick Facts

IntroKorean politician
isPolitician
Work fieldPolitics
Gender
Male
Death1456
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Biography

Yu Eung-bu (died 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.

In 1455, then King Danjong was overthrown by Sejo. Yu joined a conspiracy of high officials to restore Danjong. 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.

A memorial to Yu stands today in Soheul-eup, Pocheon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.

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