Jeju Island is one of the most popular travel destinations in our country.
It's not a place people visit only once; many people visit every season or even every year.
How many times have you been to Jeju Island?
I'm going to start posting regularly about Jeju Island from now on.
First, I'd like to write about the history of Jeju Island.
Jeju's former name was Tamna.
The name Tamna was used from the Unified Silla period,
and from that time, Tamna began to serve Silla.
From the Three Kingdoms period before the Unified Silla period, it maintained diplomatic relations with Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla.
It had diplomatic ties with Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla.
According to historical records, the names used before Tamna were
Doi, Dongyeongju, Seopra, Tammora, and Takra.
During the Goryeo period, instead of Tamna, it was changed to Tamnagun,
and officials were dispatched from the central government to administer local affairs.
The name Jeju, as we know it today, started being used from the time of King Goryeo Gojong (1214).
It began to be used from the time of Goryeo's King Gojong (1214).
Jeju was also the site of the final resistance of the Sambyeolcho.
Using Jeju Island as a base, the Sambyeolcho waged their final anti-Mongol resistance,
but were ultimately defeated. Afterward, Jeju was under Mongol rule for about 100 years until its sovereignty was restored by General Choi Yeong in King Gongmin's 23rd year (1374).
They ultimately lost the battle, and Jeju remained under Mongol rule for about 100 years until its territorial rights were recovered by General Choi Yeong in 1374 (King Gongmin's 23rd year).
In 1901, there was a popular uprising known as the Ijaesu Rebellion, where Jeju islanders revolted against the oppression of tax collectors sent from the central government and Catholic missionaries.
This incident, a popular uprising against the central government's tax collectors and Catholic missionaries, is known as the Ijaesu Rebellion.
Depending on the researcher's perspective, this event is differently defined as a riot, rebellion, or righteous army movement.
In February 1909, an anti-Japanese righteous army movement began in Jeju, and on March 21st, 1919, following the March 1st Movement on the mainland, a Manse demonstration took place at Mansesan Hill.
An anti-Japanese righteous army movement began in Jeju in February 1909, and a Manse demonstration unfolded at Mansesan Hill on March 21, 1919, following the March 1st Movement on the mainland.
There's a tragic event in Jeju's recent history that is often overlooked.
It's an event that still causes pain to many bereaved families.
The Jeju April 3rd Incident (4.3 Incident) occurred in 1948. On March 1, 1947, police opened fire on a crowd attending a March 1st Movement anniversary commemoration in Jeju-eup's Gwandeokjeong Square, killing 6 people. This sparked widespread unrest, which escalated when the US military government responded with heavy-handed repression using mainland police and the Seobuk Youth Corps.
The Jeju April 3rd Incident (4.3 Incident) of 1948 began when police fired upon a crowd at a March 1st Movement anniversary gathering in Jeju-eup's Gwandeokjeong Square on March 1, 1947, resulting in six deaths. This ignited widespread unrest that was met with brutal suppression by the US military government using mainland police and the Seobuk Youth Corps.
This is an event that even many outside of Jeju are largely unaware of. I myself was also previously unaware.
In October 2003, President Roh Moo-hyun issued a formal apology on behalf of the government, but previous governments had not even acknowledged or apologized.
Prior administrations had failed to issue an apology or even acknowledge the event, despite the loss of tens of thousands of Jeju islanders.
Tens of thousands of Jeju islanders lost their lives in this incident.
Therefore, it is a heartbreaking event in Korea's modern and contemporary history.
This concludes the overview of Jeju's history.
In the next post, I will discuss Jeju's culture.
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