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Wang On

d. 1271 · 13th century

Wang On was a member of the Goryeo royal family proclaimed king by the Sambyeolcho, the elite military units that rebelled in 1270 when King Wonjong ended military rule and accepted Mongol overlordship. With the rebel leader Bae Jung-son he held Jindo island off south-western Korea, until a combined Goryeo and Mongol army took it in 1271 and killed them both.

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Sambyeolcho

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