Yangjae Station Graffiti Incident

The Yangjae Station Graffiti Incident (Korean: 양재역 벽서 사건; Hanja: 良才驛壁書事件) was one of the many political purges that occurred in Korea during the Joseon period.

The initial event was a graffiti posted on a wall at the Yangjae stage Station (now Yangjae-dong, Seocho District, Seoul).

This was a notice, posted on the order of Yun Won-hyeong, to defame himself and his relatives.

[1] "A female leader at the top, treacherous ministers Li Gi and others at bottom.

[3] Hence, the graffiti was used by the SoYun faction as a basis for removing its political opponents, starting from Prince Bong-seong (봉성군; 鳳城君李岏, 1528–1547).