Gisa_Hwanguk
Gisa Hwanguk
1689 political purge in Korea
The Gisa Hwanguk (Korean: 기사환국) occurred when[when?] the Westerners fell out of power after opposing the naming of a crown prince by Sukjong of Joseon. Prominent Westerner Song Si-yeol and others were executed. Shortly after, the Westerners split into Noron (Song's supporters within the Westerners) and Soron (Song's opponents within the Westerners).
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