[2] The Annals of the Joseon Dynasty and a few other documents briefly mention his activities.,[3] It is said that he lived in Chungcheong Province.
Hong Gil-dong (洪吉同) was a Robin Hood-like Yangban born in the village of Achisil in Agok-ri, Jangseong County, Jeolla province.
During the tyrant's reign Yeonsan-gun, peasant armies rose throughout the country.
He, dressed as an aristocrat, attacked the government offices with many armed peasants.
Hong Gil-dong's name in Chinese characters (漢字) is 洪吉同, unlike the spelling in Heo Gyun's (許筠) fictional novel Tale of Hong Gildong (洪吉童傳), which is 洪吉童 of the same pronunciation.