The Nokdu Flower
The Nokdu Flower
The drama follows the society and events of the Donghak Peasant Revolution period, centering on the brothers Baek Yi-kang and Baek Yi-hyeon. In the latter part of the drama, it depicts Jeon Bong-jun and the peasant army engaging in a fierce battle with Joseon government forces and Japanese troops at Ugeumti in Gongju, and being defeated.
OVERALL TRUTH BASIS · Fact-based dramatization
Combines the actual history of the Donghak Peasant Revolution and real figures such as Jeon Bong-jun with fictional protagonists
Battle of Ugeumchi
A battle fought in 1894 by Donghak peasant forces against Joseon government forces and Japanese forces in the area around Ugeumchi, Gongju. After their defeat, the peasant forces rapidly weakened.
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6 records<The Nokdu Flower> is a South Korean drama/series released in 2019.
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- The work can be identified on official broadcaster and platform pages.
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- 녹두꽃 공식 무료보기SBS · Production material · Grade AOpen source →
The core factual basis of <The Nokdu Flower> is 'the combination of the actual history of the Donghak Peasant Revolution and real figures such as Jeon Bong-jun with fictional protagonists.'
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- Combines the actual history of the Donghak Peasant Revolution and real figures such as Jeon Bong-jun with fictional protagonists
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- 동학운동한국민족문화대백과사전 · Encyclopedia · Grade AOpen source →
- 전봉준한국민족문화대백과사전 · Encyclopedia · Grade AOpen source →
Jeon Bong-jun is a real person connected to the work's factual basis.
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- Jeon Bong-jun's existence and historical role as a leader of the Donghak peasant forces were verified in direct sources.
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- 전봉준한국민족문화대백과사전 · Encyclopedia · Grade AOpen source →
Classify it as a work centered on real people and events, but with relationships between characters, scenes, and the passage of time adapted for a feature-length drama narrative.
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- reelVerity records directly verifiable historical facts separately from dramatic reconstructions.
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- 녹두꽃 공식 무료보기SBS · Production material · Grade AOpen source →
- 동학운동한국민족문화대백과사전 · Encyclopedia · Grade AOpen source →
- 전봉준한국민족문화대백과사전 · Encyclopedia · Grade AOpen source →
Baek I-gang and Baek I-hyeon are fictional protagonists in the drama, set within the actual history of the Donghak Peasant Revolution.
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- The drama follows the society and events of the Donghak Peasant Revolution through the brothers Baek I-gang and Baek I-hyeon.
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- Baek I-gang and Baek I-hyeon are central characters created for the work, not real people verified by historical records like Jeon Bong-jun.
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- 녹두꽃 주요 인물 및 동학농민혁명 서사 관련 SBS 공식 기사SBS · Production material · Grade AOpen source →
The Battle of Ugeumti depicted in the drama is a major battle of the Donghak Peasant Revolution that actually took place in 1894.
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- The latter part of the drama depicts Jeon Bong-jun and the peasant forces fighting a fierce battle against Joseon government forces and Japanese forces at Ugeumti in Gongju and being defeated.
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- Our History Net explains that Donghak peasant forces fought a fierce battle against Joseon government forces and Japanese forces at Ugeumchi in Gongju in 1894, and that the Donghak Peasant Movement lost much of its momentum after the peasant forces' defeat.
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- 녹두꽃 종영 관전포인트SBS · Production material · Grade AOpen source →
- 우금치 전투국사편찬위원회 우리역사넷 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
CHARACTER ↔ PERSON
Characters and real people
백이강
Fictional character백이현
Fictional character송자인
Fictional character전봉준
Historical personBased on a real personJeon Bong-jun →
Sources used
- 녹두꽃 공식 무료보기SBS · Production material · Grade AOpen source →
- 동학운동한국민족문화대백과사전 · Encyclopedia · Grade AOpen source →
- 전봉준한국민족문화대백과사전 · Encyclopedia · Grade AOpen source →
- 녹두꽃 주요 인물 및 동학농민혁명 서사 관련 SBS 공식 기사SBS · Production material · Grade AOpen source →
- 녹두꽃 종영 관전포인트SBS · Production material · Grade AOpen source →
- 우금치 전투국사편찬위원회 우리역사넷 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →