Goryeo · Historical figure
Manjeok
An enslaved man in Goryeo who challenged a life determined by inherited status.
Key events
In 1198, Manjeok planned an uprising with other enslaved people in Gaegyeong. Amid the upheavals of military rule, he challenged the permanence of hereditary status.
Legacy
The plan was exposed before it began, and Manjeok and his companions were executed. Their failed attempt remains a notable challenge to enslavement in medieval Korea.