What the records say
- When
- 11 Jun 1388
- Kind
- Coup
- Coordinates
- 37.97° N, 126.55° E
- Description
- 1388 retreat of Goryeo's general Yi Seong-gye
Wihwado Retreat
1388 retreat of Goryeo's general Yi Sŏng-gye
The Wihwado Retreat, or Turning back the army from Wihwa Island refers to the 1388 episode in which General Yi Sŏng-gye of the Goryeo dynasty was ordered to march north with his army and invade the Liaodong Peninsula, but instead decided to turn back to Kaesong and stage a coup d'état.가
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