In premodern Korea, slaves were a considerable portion of the population. Although they were integral to the functioning of the early Chosŏn state and the economic livelihood of yangban elites, the…
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A collection of comics and comic strips related to Korean history
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Ksenia Chizhova's monograph, Kinship Novels of Early Modern Korea: Between Genealogical Time and the Domestic Everyday, was published in 2021 by Columbia University Press. The book examines the…
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The Diary of 1636: The Second Manchu Invasion of Korea was written by a Chosŏn dynasty official Na Man'gap (1592–1642) recorded the second Manchu invasion in his Diary of 1636, the only…
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Jisoo Kim's monograph, The Emotions of Justice: Gender, Status, and Legal Performance in Choson Korea was published in 2015 by University of Washington Press. It stands as an important…
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Through art and discussion, students explore the history of food in premodern Korea, reflecting on its social, cultural, and even political implications.
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Chosŏn Korea enjoyed long periods of peace, but the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries saw tumultuous regional conflicts. The Imjin War of 1592–1598 and the Manchu invasions of 1627 and 1636…
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The Chosŏn Dynasty was founded in 1392. A watershed moment in Korean history, this new dynasty oversaw momentous changes in Korean politics, society, and religion, shaping the contours of what is…
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