KOREA 50 Lecture 7: lecture 7 3 kingdoms as one & cultural pluralism in early Goryeo
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3 kingdoms as one & cultural pluralism in early goryeo multiple origins, 1 territory: each kingdom developed their own identity while competing with each other, early 10th century, many powers rising & falling, many refugee moving around. Adjusted regulations to attract most talented people. Silla"s collapse: failure to united 3 kingdoms. Over-entrenchment of capital-based elites (focus power in the capital, which goryeo didn"t do) Continued conqueror-conquered relationship: lack of control in regions outside of gyeongju, caste system based on bone rank . Have to belong to the hollowed bone to become a queen/king. Only hollowed bone or true bone could hold high rank. Instead, wang geon learned from this and married 29 women -> bring outsiders in. Jurchen tribes and khitan tribes are sometimes loyal, sometimes rebellious. Concept of the three han : han = korea; three han = three korean peoples, refers to ancient byeonhan, mahan and jinhan, later conflated with the 3 kingdoms (not accurate)
