Sinhŭng Military Academy

Sinhŭng Academy
Various locations and branches in Manchuria
Information
School typeMilitary academy
Established1911 (1911)
ClosedAugust 1920 (1920-08)
Official name
Hangul
신흥강습소
Hanja
新興講習所
RRSinheung gangseupso
MRSinhŭng kangsŭpso
Common name
Hangul
신흥무관학교
Hanja
新興武官學校
RRSinheung mugwan hakgyo
MRSinhŭng mugwan hakkyo

Sinhŭng Academy (Korean신흥강습소; Hanja新興講習所), commonly known as the Sinhŭng Military Academy (신흥무관학교; 新興武官學校; alternate spelling Shinheung Military Academy), was a training facility for militant Korean independence activists in exile in Manchuria, Republic of China. The school trained Koreans to fight and resist the Japanese colonization of Korea. It was established in 1911 and closed around August 1920.