Marries Kim A-ryeo (aged 17 then), daughter of Kim Hong-seop, a local elite who lives in Jaeryeong-gun in Hwanghae-do.
Ahn participates in a battle in the Hwanghae-do area against the Donghak peasants’ army as a spearhead vanguard of the
righteous army organized by his father Ahn Tae-hun and becomes known for his bravery. At the invitation of his father,
Ahn meets with Kim Gu, whose pen-name was Baekbeom.