Part I. State, region, regional elite, and culture -- Historical development of the Ch'ŏngbuk region and the regional elite -- Regional discrimination and the Hong Kyŏngnae rebellion -- The economic context of the Hong Kyŏngnae rebellion -- Prophecy and popular rebellion -- Part II. The Hong Kyŏngnae rebellion of 1812 -- Leadership and preparation -- Rebels and counterrebels -- Rebels on the defense -- Nation, class, and region in the study of the Hong Kyŏngnae rebellion.