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When the Jeolla province government force lost
a battle to farmers on April 7, another force led by Hong GaeHun
arrived at Jeonju.
Demoralized, Hong GaeHun asked for reinforcements to the government
and occupied Jeonju on April 27.
He also pitched a camp at Wansan to wage a several offensive
and defensive battles and suggested in a letter to the government
of using foreign power to crackdown the uprising.
The government asked for Chinese reinforcements, which arrived
in Korea on May 5 while Japanese troops also landed on Harbor
Incheon on May 7th under the excuse of protecting Japanese living
in Korea.
So Joseon became an arena for competition between China and
Japan. Faced with the national crisis, farmers' troops came
to reconciliation with the government after suggesting a reform
agenda, which the government accepted.
They installed a autonomous association for farmers in Jeolla-Do
and realized a self-ruling. |
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