Yu Eung-bu (? – 1456) was a military official of the early Joseon Dynasty and is remembered as one of the six martyred ministers. Yu was born in Pocheon; his date of birth and lineage are not known with certainty.

Yu Eung-bu
Hangul
유응부
Hanja
兪應孚
Revised RomanizationYu Eung-bu
McCune–ReischauerYu Ŭngbu
Art name
Hangul
벽량
Hanja
碧梁
Revised RomanizationByeongnyang
McCune–ReischauerPyŏngnyang
Courtesy name
Hangul
신지
Hanja
信之
Revised RomanizationSinji
McCune–ReischauerSinji

He served in the Gyeongwon garrison as Jeoljesa in 1448, and was the Commander of Uiju-mok in 1452.[1]

In 1455, then King Danjong was overthrown by Sejo. Yu joined a conspiracy of high officials to restore Danjong.[1] However, the plot was discovered shortly before it would have been executed in 1456. Yu and the other conspirators were arrested; after he failed to repent under torture, he was executed.[1]

A memorial to Yu stands today inside Chungmokdan located in Soheul-eup, Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.[2]

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  1. ^ a b c "유응부". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture.
  2. ^ "충목단". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture.