KOREA 50 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Toyotomi Clan, Nongae, Primogeniture
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What features of the joseon dynasty contributed to its longevity (508 years) as well as its crisis by. 15th century notation system was created to preserve music. 19th century was not the first time koreans encountered westerners. Hamel was shipwrecked off of jeju island. Anyone who gets shipwrecked in korea, stays in korea. Japanese were against the portuguese, and koreans could have mistaken hamel for. Hamel trained the koreans how to use muskets. Hamel noted that koreans did not have a clear sense of religion. Described as a big, bustling market city. Joseon was recovering, but there was a lingering resentment toward the qing dynasty. Extremely devastating warfare that ravaged most of the country. Japan hadn"t invaded anyone 800 years prior but then decided to invade korea. Regent toyotomi hideyoshi orders full invasion of korea. Felt confident enough in his military to invade another country. True target was the ming dynasty in china.
