Background
He was born what is now called Sinwol-ri, Deokcheon-myeon, Jeongeup-si, North Jeolla province of of Korea.
He was born what is now called Sinwol-ri, Deokcheon-myeon, Jeongeup-si, North Jeolla province of of Korea.
In 1860 Choe Je-u, concerned about the growing influence of the West, the increasing Japanese presence in Joseon, widespread corruption in government and established religion and abuse of power by the yangban (aristocratic social class), alleged he had a vision of SangJe (Shang-ti in Chinese). culminated in the unsuccessful Rebellion of 1894, which was fueled by a combination of religious fervor centering on the millennial visions of a coming messiah and Seoul"s high taxes on rice. The religion of Gang Il-sun, on whose teachings JeungSanDo is based, arose in large measure from the movement.