Yun Ungnyŏl

Yun Ungnyŏl
Yun Ungnyŏl (left) and a friend attired in traditional Korean clothing. The two are engaged in a game of "Go-ban" (oriental chess) in one of the rooms of Yun's home in Seoul c. 1903.
Korean name
Hangul
윤웅렬
Hanja
尹雄烈
RRYun Ungryeol
MRYun Ungnyŏl
Art name
Hangul
반계
Hanja
磻溪
RRBangye
MRPan'gye
Courtesy name
Hangul
영중
Hanja
英仲
RRYeongjung
MRYŏngjung

Yun Ungnyŏl (Korean: 윤웅렬; Hanja: 尹雄烈; 18 May 1840 – 22 September 1911) was a Korean general and politician during the Joseon and Korean Empire periods. He was a member of the Gaehwa Party and a pro-Japanese scholar-official. He is also known as Yun Woong Niel or Yun Ung-nyeol. His art name was Pan'gye (반계; 磻溪).