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Kang Ki-dong (5 March 1884 – 17 April 1911) was the commander of the righteous army in the late Joseon Dynasty. His domicile was Jinju Kang and he was born in Myeong-dong, Seoul.

Life
Kang Gi-dong's family lived in Seoul, and their parents and family moved to Oryu-dong, Sutan-myeon, Bupyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do. Kang Gi-dong was originally a member of the Korean Cavalry Corps (squad rank). After the dissolution of the Korean Empire in 1907, Kang Ki-dong, who was fluent in Japanese, became an assistant to the Korean Empire Military Police at the Goan Military Police Detachment Center in Yangju, Gyeonggi-do.

a righteous army activity
In 1907, many governors became anti-Japanese soldiers and were imprisoned while conducting armed struggles against the Jeongmi Chil Treaty and the Military Mountain. Kang Ki-dong began his volunteer activities after escaping by stealing guns and ammunition with two righteous soldiers caught at the Goan Military Police Detachment Station, where he worked as an assistant to the military police."Kang Ki-dong, a member of the Goan Military Police Detachment, escaped with a total of two righteous soldiers, 300 bullets, one pistol, and five bayonets.""Kang Ki-dong (28), an assistant at the Goan Military Police Detachment in Yangju-gun, communicated with two rioters in custody, and on the morning of January 15, he carried a total of two guns, 300 bullets, one pistol, and five bayonets and fled."During the righteous army activities, he also attacked the military police station in the Jangdan Gorangpo area of Gyeonggi-do, which led to some data stating that he was an assistant to the military police of Jangdan Goryangpo, and it is recorded in the public record.

Kang Ki-dong, who became a righteous army commander, mainly played in Yangju and Pocheon, and established organic relationships with righteous army chiefs from various regions. Yeongiwoo, Seongseongseo, and Lee Han-kyung were active in Sakryeong, Majeon, Tosan, Geumcheon, and Jaryeong in Hwanghae-do, and Kang Ki-dong developed a strategy closely related to Uijin of Yeongi-woo.

They organized the troops into a small group of elite to avoid exposure to spies. In June 1908, Nam Hak-seo, Oh Soo-young, and Im Myeong-dal issued an admonition and pledged to continue the struggle against Japan by gathering soldiers. On October 22, he entered Pocheon and fought closely with Japanese soldiers in February 1910. On March 6, along with Lee Yong-gyu and others, he entered Yeongpyeong and played an active role, and the Japanese colonial government raised the reward to a thousand won.

On April 29, he fought with the enemy in Yangju along with Jeon Seong-seo, a left-handed soldier, and on May 16, he fought in Nowon, Yangju. On May 27, he was arrested while trying to infiltrate Seoul, but he fell the patrol and took refuge. Since then, he has crossed the Gangwon-do area with a righteous army of about 100 people along with Kang Doo-pil.

The end
After the annexation of Korea and Japan on August 29, 1910, when the Japanese colonial government launched a massive slaughter operation against the righteous army, he was active in Gyeonggi-do, and was arrested in Wonsan in February 1911 and shot and died in Yongsan, Seoul.

After death

 * The Korean government honored the Presidential Medal of the Order of National Foundation in 1962 to honor the deceased's achievements.

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 * A person who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Merit for independence

Reference

 * Kang Ki-dong: Merit of Independence - Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs
 * February 2011 Independence Activist of the Month