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Jeong Mong-ju was a Korean scholar-official and diplomat during the late Goryeo period

Jeong Mong-ju (1338 - 1392), known by his pen name Poeun. Korean scholar-official and diplomat during the late Goryeo period. Jeong Mong-ju was assassinated in 1392 on the Sonjuk Bridge in Gaeseong. Politically motivated, the murder was ordered by Yi Bang-won (later Taejong of Joseon), the fifth son of Yi Seong-gye, who overthrew the Goryeo Dynasty in order to establish the Joseon Dynasty. Jeong Mong-ju was murdered because he refused to betray his loyalty to the Goryeo Dynasty.
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Jeong Mong-ju was a Korean scholar-official and diplomat during the late Goryeo period
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Jeong Mong-ju (1338 - 1392), known by his pen name Poeun. Korean scholar-official and diplomat during the late Goryeo period. Jeong Mong-ju was assassinated in 1392 on the Sonjuk Bridge in Gaeseong. Politically motivated, the murder was ordered by Yi Bang-won (later Taejong of Joseon), the fifth son of Yi Seong-gye, who overthrew the Goryeo Dynasty in order to establish the Joseon Dynasty. Jeong Mong-ju was murdered because he refused to betray his loyalty to the Goryeo Dynasty.
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31.4 x 35.1 cm | 12.4 x 13.8 in (300 dpi)
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