申八均의 생애와 민족운동

Abstract

Shin Pal-gyun was born in the famous soldier clan in Korea. He graduated from Military Officer School. He had served two years as military officer until 1909 before Korean troops were disorganized by Japanese imperialism. He returned to his hometown and established Bo-Myoung Youngman School, leading the save-the-nation movement. At that time, he participated in Unity Youth Party(大東靑年團) as part of his efforts for the enlightenment movement, which hints us that his activities are related to Daejonggye. Before 1914, Shin Pal-gyun fled to China and settled in Beijing. There, he participated in SeoroGunJeongseo(西路軍政署) and Shinheung Military Academy. Through these activities, he was called "Three Cheon(天, meaning 'sky' in Chinese)" along with Ji Cheong-cheon and Kim Gyeong-cheon. This shows that people think highly of him in the Korean independence movement. Shin Pal-gyun participated a lot of independence movement, moving back and forth between Beijing and West Jiandao. In 1922 when he settled in Beijing, he took part in Beijing Korean Education Unit, Beijing Goryeo Communist Party and Beijing Korean Club. Especially in the early 1923, he played a major role in National People's Congress(國民代表會議) as Creative Clan(創造派) and was elected as the representative of National People's Committee. When the committee was annexed to the Central Administrative Department of Goryeo Communist Party on October, 1923, he was elected as Military Chairman, taking control of independence army in five districts including Machuria and Noryung. On April, 1924, at the request of Daehantongeuibu(大韓統義府), he was inaugurated as the Military Chairman. He reorganized volunteer army into five companies. By holding office for the Commander of volunteer Army, he emerged as the top military officer in the activities of Daehantongeuibu. He also worked as an instructor and trained many independence activists. However, on July 2nd, 1924, when he was doing the outdoor discipline, he was assassinated by Chinese bandits who was employed by the Japanese force. His death was not only a huge loss in the Korean independence movement but also a miserable blow to the long history of his family as independence activists. Nowadays, Shin Pal-gyun is known as a shining example who proves that the spirit of Korean people was not waned even though their country was occupied and their army was disbanded by the Japanese imperialismisbae enduring spirit of Korean people nded byn through his leading role in taking part in independence movements in Beijing and South Manchuria although his army was disorganized inside the country. In this regard, it is appropriate that he should be considered a fliure who connects the great Korean Empire army in the latter era of Joseon Dynasty with the independence army in Manchuria during the Japanese imperialism.