Bak Jungyang (Korean: 박중양, Hanja: 朴重陽; May 3, 1874 or 1872 — April 23, 1959) was a Korean Joseon and Japanese-ruled Korean bureaucrat, politician, liberal and social activist. He demolished the castle of Daegueup and the Old Gyungsangdo Provincial Office, and contributed to city planning and road maintenance in Daegu. also participated in the destruction the Castle of Jinju. He was a conscientious Japanese colonial supporter with pro-Japanese group ideology as well as an advocate for civil rights.
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4 May 1872 Yangju Gyeonggi or Daegu, North-Gyungsang, Joseon Dynasty
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Died |
23 April 1959 (aged 86) Chimsan-dong, Daegu
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Zodiac | Taurus |
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