Yu Dong-ha
Yu Dong-ha (劉東夏, January 5, 1892 – 1918) was a Korean independence activist. He was from Wonsan, South Hamgyong Province. His family seat was Gangneung, and during his involvement in Ahn Jung-geun's assassination operation he also used the names Yu Gang-no (柳江露) and Yu Gwan-o (劉寬五).
Born~Died 1892 ~ 1918Last edited Oct 15, 2026, 2:51 PM
Details
- Born ~ Died
- 1892 ~ 1918
- Birth name
- Yu Dong-ha
- Born
- January 5, 1892, Wonsan, South Hamgyong Province
- Died
- 1918
- Nationality
- Korea
- Career
- Participated in the Ahn Jung-geun assassination; active in a socialist revolutionary army
- Occupation
- Independence activist
- Honors
- Order of Merit for National Foundation, Medal of Independence
Yu Dong-ha (劉東夏, January 5, 1892 – 1918) was an Korean independence activist. He was from Wonsan, South Hamgyong Province. His family seat was Gangneung,1 and during the course of Ahn Jung-geun's assassination he also used the names Yu Gang-no (柳江露) and Yu Gwan-o (劉寬五).
At the age of 17, he took part in Ahn Jung-geun and Woo Duk-soon's execution of Itō Hirobumi, accompanied them throughout the journey, and was arrested as an accomplice after the event. After his release from prison, he worked as part of a socialist revolutionary army and devoted his short life to the independence of his homeland.
In 1988, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Independence by the Government of South Korea.
Biography
- Born January 5, 1892 (29th year of Gojong): in Gilmyeong (吉明), Wonsan, South Hamgyong Province, the eldest of four sons and two daughters of Yu Seung-ryeol (敬緝 劉承烈), a gyeongjip (敬緝), and Madam Kang, daughter of the magistrate of Hamhung County.
- 1907: Married the daughter of Heo Hui-myeong (許熙明), who lived in Mogu Hacheon, 70-odd ri from Pogranichny.
- October 26, 1909: Accompanied Ahn Jung-geun in the Assassination of Itō Hirobumi.
- February 14, 1910: Convicted of aiding the murder by telegraphing Ahn in advance the arrival date and time of Itō, and sentenced to one year and six months in prison.
- He was scheduled to be released from Lüshun Prison together with Jo Do-seon on August 15, 1911, but was actually released on August 22.
- February 1912: His father, Yu Seung-ham, moved to Tomsk (Omsk?) and opened a pharmacy.
- Spring 1917: Went with his father to Samalia, a town in southern Russia — ?, or Samarga in Primorsky Krai (ru)? — while his family moved to , where Kim Seong-baek lived.
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