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@article{ART001645967},
author={Chung, Hae-Eun},
title={The Actions of the Righteous Militia in the Gyeong’gi region, during the War with the Japanese in the 1590s - Aspects and Characteristics},
journal={The Review of Korean History},
issn={1225-133X},
year={2012},
number={105},
pages={149-186}

TY - JOUR
AU - Chung, Hae-Eun
TI - The Actions of the Righteous Militia in the Gyeong’gi region, during the War with the Japanese in the 1590s - Aspects and Characteristics
JO - The Review of Korean History
PY - 2012
VL - null
IS - 105
PB - The Historical Society Of Korea
SP - 149
EP - 186
SN - 1225-133X
AB - This article is a result of a preliminary examination of the actions of the righteous militia units, which originated in the Gyeong’gi region(京畿) during the war with the Japanese in the 1590s. Primary aspects of the righteous militia movements in this particular region, and their own characteristics, are discussed in details. In the early stages of the 1590s’ war, total of 35 counties out of 37 in the Gyeong’gi region, with the exception of Gang’hwa(江華) and Gyo'dong(喬桐), sustained heavy damages by the Japanese troops. The situation was even worse than the Yeongnam region(嶺南), which was the first to fall victim to the invading Japanese troops. Gyeong’gi was located in the path of the Japanese troops which was moving North, and also the path of their retreat, so that might have been the reason for such extensive damages. There are only 16 people who are confirmed by records to have been part of the Gyeong’gi region’s righteous militia, yet there were other people who were equally important as well, such as the nameless militia soldiers who fought the Japanese soldiers, under the command of local prefects or military commanders. Militia soldiers serving under governmental officials was one of the characteristics of the Gyeong’gi righteous militia movement, and it was because there was no militia leader left, and governmental commanders from various regions of the peninsula were already in the region to launch an offensive designed to guard the king and retake the capital. Since the battle of the Pyeong’yang-seong(平壤城) fortress that occurred in January 1593, the Gyeong’gi righteous militias actively coordinated their efforts with governmental troops. This aspect deserves further attention and examination, as it seems that retaking the capital became a mutual objective and even a unifying bond for both the Gyeong’gi region’s official troops and righteous militia members. In the Yeongnam region, righteous militia leaders became governmental officials, and the righteous militia soldiers’ role was reduced to delivering supplies to the Chinese Ming troops, so their overall activities eventually diminished. Yet in the Gyeong’gi region, the activities of the righteous militias were literally ‘re-energized’, with their cooperation with the governmental troops.
KW - The War with the Japanese in the 1590s(Imjin-Wae’ran);Righteous Militia;Gyeong’gi region( );government troops(官軍);Royal guards(勤王兵);Ru-Seong-Ryong(柳成龍)
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Chung, Hae-Eun. (2012). The Actions of the Righteous Militia in the Gyeong’gi region, during the War with the Japanese in the 1590s - Aspects and Characteristics. The Review of Korean History, 105, 149-186.

Chung, Hae-Eun. 2012, "The Actions of the Righteous Militia in the Gyeong’gi region, during the War with the Japanese in the 1590s - Aspects and Characteristics", The Review of Korean History, no.105, pp.149-186.

Chung, Hae-Eun "The Actions of the Righteous Militia in the Gyeong’gi region, during the War with the Japanese in the 1590s - Aspects and Characteristics" The Review of Korean History 105 pp.149-186 (2012) : 149.

Chung, Hae-Eun. The Actions of the Righteous Militia in the Gyeong’gi region, during the War with the Japanese in the 1590s - Aspects and Characteristics. 2012; 105 : 149-186.

Chung, Hae-Eun. "The Actions of the Righteous Militia in the Gyeong’gi region, during the War with the Japanese in the 1590s - Aspects and Characteristics" The Review of Korean History no.105(2012) : 149-186.

Chung, Hae-Eun. The Actions of the Righteous Militia in the Gyeong’gi region, during the War with the Japanese in the 1590s - Aspects and Characteristics. The Review of Korean History, 105, 149-186.

Chung, Hae-Eun. The Actions of the Righteous Militia in the Gyeong’gi region, during the War with the Japanese in the 1590s - Aspects and Characteristics. The Review of Korean History. 2012; 105 149-186.

Chung, Hae-Eun. The Actions of the Righteous Militia in the Gyeong’gi region, during the War with the Japanese in the 1590s - Aspects and Characteristics. 2012; 105 : 149-186.

Chung, Hae-Eun. "The Actions of the Righteous Militia in the Gyeong’gi region, during the War with the Japanese in the 1590s - Aspects and Characteristics" The Review of Korean History no.105(2012) : 149-186.