Righteous armies

This article is about resistance forces during various foreign invasions of Korea. For the Imperial Japanese Army mutineers of 1936, see February 26 Incident. For other uses, see Righteous army (disambiguation).
Righteous armies
Anti-Japanese Korean rebels, photographed in 1907 by Frederick Arthur MacKenzie
Korean name
Hangul
의병
Hanja
義兵
RRuibyeong
MRŭibyŏng

In Korean history, righteous armies (Korean: 의병), sometimes translated as irregular armies or militias, mainly refers to civilian armed organizations that were spontaneously formed to fight against foreign invasions, such as the Imjin War and the Qing invasion of Joseon. The Righteous armies under the Korean Empire also followed this trend; they did not have proper weapons, but fought against Japanese imperialism.

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