우당 정인희의 생애와 전북 인사 교유 연구 = The Life of Woodang Cheong Inhee and a Study on Interactions with Prominent Figures in Jeonbuk Province

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study represents the first series of researches dedicated to shedding light on Cheong Inhee (1849-1917), who served as the leader of the army’s vanguard of the First Hongju Righteous Army, who has not received proper recognition from academia and the local community thus far.
Cheong Inhee, born in Seoul, was appointed as the governor of Cheongyang-gun in July 1894. In November 1895, when the uprising of the Hongju Righteous Army occurred, he actively participated and led an attack on Gongju-bu. However, on January 21, 1896 (December 7th according to the lunar calendar), he suffered defeat and was dismissed from his position on the same day. Consequently, he ultimately left the Chungcheong Province.
In 1896, Cheong Inhee settled in Mankyong-gun (present-day Mankyong-eup, Gimje City) in Jeonbuk Province. He was appointed as the governor of Mankyong-gun in 1904. However, in 1905, due to the appointment of Lee Seung-Woo, who had betrayed and has been exiled from the Hongju Righteous Army during its uprising, as the Jeonbuk Gwanchal-sa (provincial supervisor), Cheong Inhee resigned from his position. He then relocated to Hongseong, where the graves of his ancestors was located. In 1917, he passed away and was buried in Hongseong.
Due to his brief involvement of only 10 days in the Hongju Righteous Army uprising, Cheong Inhee faced dismissal from his position and was unable to fulfill his official duties due to his unfortunate association with Lee Seung-Woo, the provincial supervisor. Instead, he sought support from Lee Jung-Jik, a calligrapher, painter and scholar from Gimje, and maintained a significant scholarly relationship with him. Additionally, it has been newly confirmed that he had interactions with Choi Bo-Yeol from Mankyong and Kim Kyun from Jeongeup, establishing a notable scholarly network.
Looking ahead, it is anticipated that a comprehensive unveiling of additional materials related to Cheong Inhee will further illuminate his life path and scholarly connections, leading to a reevaluation of his significance.