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Goryeo Military Officers' Conference

Type Event Region East Asia Time 1196

In 1196 Goryeo's military faction held a conference in Kaesong, overthrowing the powerful minister Yi Ui-byeong and establishing military interferenc…

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  1. 1196Kaesong · GoryeoThe military faction used force to eliminate the powerful minister Yi Ui-byeong and his followers, removing their military and political influence at court and creating conditions for the subsequent conference to restructure the balance of power.
  2. 1196Kaesong · GoryeoMilitary officers convened in Kaesong and installed key figures like Choi Chung-heon to control the central government; King Myeongjong remained nominally on the throne while real power passed to the military, inaugurating Goryeo's era of military politics.

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