| Beonggeoji | |
 | |
| Korean name | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 벙거지 |
| RR | beonggeoji |
| MR | pŏnggŏji |
| Alternate name | |
| Hangul | 전립; 병립 |
| Hanja | 戰笠; 兵笠 |
| RR | jeollip; byeongnip |
| MR | chŏllip; pyŏngnip |
Abeonggeoji (Korean: 벙거지), also known asbingli (Chinese:兵笠), is a style of traditional Korean headgear from theJoseon period. It was worn by local magistrates, lower-ranking military officers, and servants ofyangban (noblemen). It is also calledjeonnip orbyeongnip. It was initially worn in the northwestern region of Korea and its use eventually spread nationwide after theImjin War (1592–1598) and theSecond Manchu invasion of Korea (1636).[1]
The Chinese version known asbingli was worn by soldiers of theMing dynasty, derived from military hats worn during theSong andYuan dynasties. It was banned in China after theQing Dynasty implemented mandatory clothing and hairstyle regulations for all males (剃髮易服:Tìfàyìfú; see alsoQueue Order) in the first half of the seventeenth century; after approximately a decade of uneven enforcement following the harsher update to the regulations in 1645, its use fell completely out of use in China.
