koreanhistory1-6, Exercise 3: Comparing two purges (a sample; yours will differ)

Model answer:

Muo (1498) and Gapja (1504):
- Trigger: Muo came from Yi Kukdon's grudge against Kim Ilson over Kim Jong-jik's criticism of Sejo in the Veritable Records; Gapja came when Yeonsangun learned that his mother, Deposed Queen Yun, had been poisoned in 1482.
- Victims: Muo, Kim Ilson and two others sentenced to lingchi, three beheaded, Kim Jong-jik's remains beheaded, at least 18 exiled; Gapja, at least 36 officials poisoned, eight dead officials mutilated, 239 executed, exiled or dismissed.
- Outcome: Muo deepened the Sarim-Hungu conflict; Gapja ended with Yeonsangun deposed in 1506 and Jungjong enthroned.

Two reasons for caution: (1) the Sarim compiled most surviving records, including the Veritable Records, so the victims' side shaped the sources; (2) the article has neutrality, tone and citation tags, its citation dates do not line up with some events, and it does not reconcile its own framings (Sarim-vs-Hungu, in-law struggle, "ideological divide may be exaggerated").