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Park Mun-su, the most well-known undercover inspector

2011-09-08

Secret inspectors punishing the corrupt and helping out the poor The late Joseon period was rampant with corruption in local government. People ...

King Gongmin, one of the most underrated kings of Goryeo

2011-09-01

Crowned in the era of conflict Among the most well-known kings of Goryeo Kingdom are the founding King Taejo and the 31st King Gongmin. Long dismissed ...

Bak Hyeokgeose, the mysterious founder of Shilla Kingdom

2011-08-25

The founding myth of Shilla and Bak Hyeokgeose When was the Shilla Dynasty founded? Lacking definitive and concurring findings in historical ...

Ahn Chang-ho, an undying beacon for the independence movement

2011-08-18

Whatever he did, he did for Korea’s independence “When I eat, I do it for independence. When I sleep, I do it for independence. This will remain ...

Kim Bu-sik, the author of Samguk Sagi (The Historical Records of the Three Kingdoms)

2011-08-04

A Renowned Scholar of Goryeo Samguk Sagi (The Historical Records of the Three Kingdoms), Korea’s first thorough and official account of its ...

Yi I, an intellectual bureaucrat who led a Confucian Joseon

2011-07-28

Actualizing an ideal Confucian nation If the king was at the center of the Joseon Dynasty, the intellectual noblemen known as seonbi were at ...

Lee Jung-seop, Artistic Genius of Korean Modern Art

2011-07-21

National painter Lee Jung-seop Painter Lee Jung-seop, one of the favorite artists among Koreans, has been remembered and loved for decades. ...

Yi Cha-don, Shilla’s most well-known martyr

2011-07-14

Martyrdom of Yi Cha-don White milk spouted three meters from the decapitated neck, When flowers rained down from the sky and the earth shook. ...

Seol Chong, a renowned scholar of Shilla

2011-07-07

Promoting Confucianism in Shilla The Korean alphabet Hangeul was invented by King Sejong 1446. Hangeul is applauded as the most scientific ...

General Jeon Bong-jun, leader of the Donghak Peasant Movement

2011-06-30

Leading the Donghak Peasant Movement Corruption was rampant in the 19th century Joseon. No longer willing to take it, people rose up against ...

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