The Third Literati Purge of 1519 (기묘사화 己卯士禍) was widely viewed as a missed opportunity to fulfill ideal neo-Confucian society by later generations, and its victims were venerated as Confucian martyrs while instigators became symbols of wickedness for many people.
The Third Literati Purge of 1519 (기묘사화 己卯士禍) was widely viewed as a missed opportunity to fulfill ideal neo-Confucian society by later generations. Its victims were venerated as Confucian martyrs. Instigators became symbols of wickedness for many people.