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Yŏm Che-sin (1304–1382) was the main political opponent of the monk, Sin Ton, who was in power. When King Gongmin ascended to the throne, Goryeo was under the influence of the Mongol Yuan China. He was forced to spend many years at the Yuan court, being sent there in 1341 as a virtual prisoner before becoming king.
The name Goguryeo ( Korean : 고구려; Hanja : 高句麗; Korean pronunciation: [ko̞ɡuɾjʌ̹] ), which means "high castle", is a combination of Guryeo and the prefix Go ( Korean : 고; Hanja : 高; lit. high, big). [25] The name came from Goguryeo- hyeon, a subdivision that was established by the Xuantu Commandery.
Korean reunification is the hypothetical unification of North Korea and South Korea into a singular Korean sovereign state.The process towards reunification of the peninsula while still maintaining two opposing regimes was started by the June 15th North–South Joint Declaration in June 2000, was reaffirmed by the October 4th Declaration in October 2007 and the Panmunjom Declaration in April ...
Korea then became a Japanese colony from 1910 to 1945. Korean resistance manifested in the widespread March 1st Movement of 1919. Thereafter the resistance movements, coordinated by the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea in exile, became largely active in neighboring Manchuria, China proper, and Siberia .
The speaker of the United States House of Representatives, commonly known as the speaker of the House, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives. The office was established in 1789 by Article I, Section II, of the U.S. Constitution. [a] By custom and House rules, the speaker is the political and parliamentary leader ...
South Korea. Goryeo under Mongol rule refers to the rule of the Mongol Empire and the Mongol -led Yuan dynasty over the Korean Peninsula from about 1270 to 1356. [1] After the Mongol invasions of Korea and the capitulation of the Korean Goryeo dynasty in the 13th century, Goryeo became a semi-autonomous vassal state and compulsory ally of the ...
The Goryeo military regime ( Korean : 무신정권; Hanja : 武臣政權; RR : Musin Jeonggwon; MR : Musin Jŏnggwŏn) refers to a period in Goryeo history when military generals wielded considerable power, overshadowing royal authority and disrupting Goryeo 's system of civilian supremacy and severe discrimination against military personnel.
In 1650, all kisaeng were made slaves of the government. [56] The kisaeng attached to a government office were known as gwan-gi, or "kisaeng of the office". Their role did not, by law, include sexual service to the officeholder; in fact, government officials could be punished severely for consorting with a kisaeng.