Heavenly Hero - Tenyuukyou

Japanese: 天佑俠 - てんゆうきょう

A group affiliated with the Genyosha that was active in Korea during the Sino-Japanese War. When the Donghak Peasant Army rose up in 1894, Suzuki Tengen, Uchida Ryohei and others crossed the sea in response to the wishes of the military and the Genyosha, who wanted to use this as the fuse to start the Sino-Japanese War, and joined a group led by Tanaka Sajiro and Takeda Noriyuki, who were already discussing Asian economics in the Busan settlement. Calling themselves Tenyukyo, the group of about a dozen of them left Busan in late June with the intention of supporting the peasant army, and made contact with the leaders of the peasant army in Sunchang, South Jeolla Province. However, the description in the "History of the Genyosha" that they made a pact with Commander-in-Chief Jeon Bongjun and conducted joint operations is highly doubtful.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

日清戦争の際，朝鮮で活動した玄洋社系の団体。1894年，東学農民軍が蜂起すると，これを日清開戦の導火線にしようとする軍部，玄洋社の意をうけて鈴木天眼，内田良平らが渡海し，すでに釜山居留地でアジア経綸を語らっていた田中侍郎，武田範之らのグループに合流した。彼ら十数人は天佑俠を名のり，農民軍の支援を意図して6月下旬に釜山を出発，全羅南道淳昌で農民軍の幹部と接触した。しかし，総大将全琫準と盟約し共同作戦をとったという《玄洋社史》等の記述はきわめて疑わしい。

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