Yun Ung-nyeol

Yun Ung-nyeol
Yun Ung-nyeol (left) and a friend attired in traditional Korean clothing. The two are engaged in a game of "Go-ban" (oriental chess) in one of the rooms of Yun's home in Seoul c. 1903.
Korean name
Hangul
윤웅렬
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYun Ung-nyeol
McCune–ReischauerYun Ungnyŏl
Art name
Hangul
반계
Hanja
Revised RomanizationBangye
McCune–ReischauerPangye
Courtesy name
Hangul
영중
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYeongjoong
McCune–ReischauerYongjung

Yun Ung-ryeol (Korean윤웅렬; Hanja尹雄烈; 18 May 1840[1] – 22 September 1911) was a Korean general and politician during the Joseon and Korean Empire periods. He was a member of the Gaehwa Party and a pro-Japanese scholar-official. He is also known as Yun Woong Niel or Yun Ung-nyeol.[2] His art name was Bangye (반계; 磻溪).

  1. ^ In lunar calendar, Yun was born on 17 April 1840
  2. ^ Emory University, Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library (MARBL): Yun Ch'i-ho papers, 1883-1943