KORE2811 Lecture 1: Intro-to-Korean-Culture-Units-2-and-31
Document Summary
Chos n (the yi dynasty ) as the image of tradition . Technically extends until 1910; about 500 years. Aren"t that many dynasties that last that long in history. Korea, in many cases, has had very long dynasties. Until recently, korea has had a certain measure of political stability. Also referred to as the yi dynasty; the yi were the ruling royal family. Korea has shifted away from calling the yi dynasty because it"s seen as a little derogatory for calling the entire state after only the ruling family. When people today in korea think about traditional korea, what they tend to think of is the. The kory /chos n transition and the yuan/ming interface. People who can deal with the mongols become more important; mongolian interpreters become important. Mongolian interpreters in kory benefit, gain power. Yuan:ming::mongolian interprets et al:sadaebu emergent n-c literati. Becomes the ideology of aristocrats, those agaiant mongol domination.
