ASIAN 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Hangul, Sejo Of Joseon, Distilled Beverage
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Asian 101 - lecture 9 - medieval to modern korea. Was ruled by king mummu of silla. Silla was conquered by backje in the 600s and goguryeo in 668. Silla was aided by tang forces from china. Silla was close with the tang dynasty in china. The korean buddhist monk were sent to china for training and others to india. They brought back pure land and zen buddhism brought back to korea. The confucian college established in the 7th century. There was woodblock printing from 751 ce. China had the oldest form in the world. This dynasty lasted from 918 through 1382 ce. This was founded by general taejo wang geon or king taejo. His goal was to restore territory lost earlier to china. The world"s first movable type invented in china in 1040 and spread to korea. The world"s first movable metal printing in 1234 ce. The first book was jikji in 1377.
