Donheon Im Byeong-chan was born in Okgu, Gunsan, and he became the leader of the righteous army. In 1906, he raised the righteous army in Taein with Myeonam(勉庵) Choi Ik-hyeon and was arrested and exiled to Tsushima Island and then came back the next year. Later, he organized Dokrip-Uigunbu(獨立義 軍府) getting a secret order from Gojong(高宗) in 1914. Sending a letter about the recovery of national sovereignty to the Joseon governor-general and Japanese Prime Minster, he was again exiled to Geomun Island for the violation of the Security Law and died there. The Taein Righteous Army raised in 1906 by Im Byeong-chan was the first righteous army raised in Jeonra-do after the Eulsa Treaty was concluded forcibly. And it was noticed early for the righteous army war that had influenced the other regions considerably. And the organization of Dokrip-Uigunbu in 1914 has been referred to as one of the representative monarchistic movements in the 1910’s. But Im Byeong-chan had to be labeled with his status all the time. As he was a local official(鄕吏), he could not get Gojong’s secret order even though he wanted to raise a righteous army. And at the uprising of the Taein Righteous Army, Gi Woo-man refused to join saying that Choi Ik-hyeon’s righteous army was, in fact, led by Im Byeong-chan, the local official. This continued even after his death. Even his descendants did not reveal his status openly, and the scholars have been introducing him as a person from a distinguished family. And there was another thing that kept following Im Byeong-chan. It was that he made Kim Gae-nam, the leader of the Donghak Peasant Army, get killed; they were saying that he lured him and informed on him to the police. It took place in Taein, the base of the Donghak Peasant Revolution, so Im Byeong-chan was underestimated even more. Of course, it was the greatest fault in his life that Im Byeong-chan did lure Kim Gae-nam and make him get killed. In consideration of his whole life, however, his contributions to the independence movement against Japan were great enough to cover that fault he made. He was exiled twice to Tsushima Island and Geomun Island, and he died for the country in the place of exile after all. And five years before the 3·1 Movement began, he suggested a new direction of the independence movement that was non-violent resistance in Korea. Therefore, from now on, we should think about Im Byeong-chan outside his status and the bridle of Kim Gae-nam to see the true aspects of his.
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Ⅰ. 머리말 Ⅱ. 향리·관리 생활 시기 Ⅲ. 1906년 태인의병 봉기 Ⅳ. 1914년 대한독립의군부 결성 Ⅴ. 맺음말 <참고문헌>
본 학회는 "역사학의 발전과 민족문화의 창달에 이바지한다"는 목표하에 도내의 역사학자들을 주축으로 1976년에 창립된 이래 30년 이상의 연륜을 이어온 정통 역사학회이다. 수차례의 학술대회를 개최하였을 뿐 아니라, 학술지 '전북사학'을 30호까지 발간하면서 지역 사학 발전의 토대를 놓았다는 평가를 받고 있다. 본 학회는 현재 약 240여명의 회원을 두고 있으며, 격월로 임원회의와 월례발표회를 개최하고 있다. 매 발표회에 실제로 참여하는 인원이 항상 30명이 넘는다. 대부분의 역사관련 학회가 주로 대학교수나 강사들로 구성되어 있는 데 비해 전북사학회는 대학교수, 강사는 물론 학예사, 연구원, 중등학교 역사담당교사 등 역사와 관련된 다양한 구성원들로 이루어져 있다는 장점을 지니고 있다. 대학에서 연구한 역사학에 관한 이론을 중등학교 교육 현장에 올바로 적용하여 이론과 실제를 하나로 만들려는 것이 향후 전북사학회의 지향점이다.
간행물
간행물명
전북사학 [JEONBUK SAHAK ; The Jeonbuk Historical Journal]