KOREA 50 Lecture 5: lecture 5 upheavals, uprisings and usurpers in mid-Goryeo period
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Lecture 5 upheavals, uprisings and usurpers in mid-goryeo period colonial period: korea lost sovereignty -> a part of japan. 1196: choe chungheon takes power parallels & differences: mongol-goryeo conflict (cid:862)(cid:271)ar(cid:271)aria(cid:374)s(cid:863) internal disagreements relati(cid:448)e a(cid:271)se(cid:374)(cid:272)e of stro(cid:374)g (cid:862)chi(cid:374)ese(cid:863) (cid:272)i(cid:448)ilizational presence. Confucian scholar-officials (cid:862)bar(cid:271)aria(cid:374)s(cid:863) internal disagreements relative strong ming dynasty presence: goryeo surrender to yuan. Dynasty loses legitimacy -> sets stage for founding joseon dynasty. Dynasty recovers (survives later for 200 years) Intellectual exchanges with elites: goryeo rejection of yuan. Claim to legacy of ming confucian civilization. O(cid:373)e s(cid:272)holars (cid:272)lai(cid:373) they"re tryi(cid:374)g to keep legiti(cid:373)a(cid:272)y of mi(cid:374)g (cid:272)i(cid:448)ilizatio(cid:374) But some feel the need to break from china influence and create their own ideology. Mid-goryeo period: court starts to fight within itself, moving capital -> spiritual significance & convenience for campaign. External threats and unrests: military officers discontent over civil officials, khitans and jurchen, slave rebellions, military officers discontent, o(cid:374)gdo elites" po(cid:449)er (cid:373)o(cid:374)opoly, yi jagyeom rebellion of 1126.
