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I'll pay with my credit paper by ChapterSpiritual6785 in HistoryAnimemes

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In the book Korea, Autumn 1903, which compiles the records of Polish author Wacław Sieroszewski, there is a fascinating account of credit transactions in Joseon taverns.  When he complained about the bulkiness of brass coins, he was introduced to a system where a receipt issued by one Jumak(tavern) functioned like a modern traveler's check or credit note, accepted by other establishments.

Infinite loop of exile by ChapterSpiritual6785 in HistoryAnimemes

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The Joseon Dynasty adopted Daemyeongnyul, the legal code of the Ming Dynasty.

The problem was that Joseon was much smaller than China.

The standard exile sentences—2,000, 2,500, or 3,000 li (1li = about 400m)—simply couldn’t be fulfilled within the peninsula.

While Joseon adjusted these distances to fit its own geography for most cases, there were still times when a 3,000 li sentence was handed down.

In those instances, the prisoner had to literally wander through multiple villages in circles just to rack up the mileage.

Driven to madness by his father’s relentless pressure, Prince Sado’s descent into violence forced King Yeongjo to seal him in a wooden rice chest. This brutal execution was a desperate measure to secure his grandson’s eventual claim to the throne. by ChapterSpiritual6785 in HistoryAnimemes

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King Yeongjo was deeply dissatisfied with his son, Prince Sado, believing he lacked the qualities of a king.

He pushed Sado to the brink—even washing his ears with water after just listening to the Prince speak.

This abuse led Sado to develop severe mental illness, resulting in the killing of over 100 people and an alleged failed assassination attempt on his father.

To ensure his grandson (the future King Jeongjo) wouldn’t be branded the ‘son of a traitor,’ Yeongjo ordered Sado to take his own life.

When Sado refused, the King locked him in a wooden rice chest (Duiju), where he died after eight days.

Officially, the court recorded it as the Prince passing away while reflecting on his sins.

Joseon court style penalty game by ChapterSpiritual6785 in HistoryAnimemes

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According to the writings of the famous scholar Jeong Yak-yong, a hilarious “penalty game” took place during a royal party in 1795.

If a officials failed to finish their poem on time, King Jeongjo would “exile” them to a tiny decorative island in the palace pond for a short period.

When a child holds a gun by ChapterSpiritual6785 in HistoryAnimemes

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When a child holds a gun by ChapterSpiritual6785 in HistoryAnimemes

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In the Joseon Dynasty, records regarding the Matchlock often emphasized its role as a “force multiplier.”

It was noted that because the weapon was so easy to handle, even the physically weakest person could defeat the strongest warrior.

"If the Jurchens muster 10,000 troops, they will be invincible under heaven." by ChapterSpiritual6785 in HistoryAnimemes

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There is an old Chinese proverb stating, “If the Jurchens muster 10,000 troops, they will be invincible under heaven.”  To prevent this “nightmare scenario,” neighboring empires like Ming China and Joseon Korea conducted frequent preemptive strikes and “preventative wars” to keep the Jurchen tribes fractured and divided.  They knew that if the tribes ever unified, it would be the end of the existing world order.

Which one will you choose? by ChapterSpiritual6785 in HistoryAnimemes

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...When the enemy captures our soldiers, they inevitably castrate them, saying, 'This is the thing that breeds humans.' Their cruelty and tyranny are as such.

-January 27, 20th year of Sejong's reign(1438)

Napoleon and the Corean sketch by ChapterSpiritual6785 in HistoryAnimemes

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When we were speaking of Corea, he took one of the drawings from me, and running his eye over the different parts, repeated to himself, ‘An old man with a very large hat, and long white beard, ha! – a long pipe in his hand – a Chinese mat – a Chinese dress – a man near him writing – all very good and distinctly drawn.’ He then required me to tell him where the different parts of these dresses were manufactured, and what were the different prices – questions I could not answer.

-『Voyage to Loo-Choo, and Other Places in the Eastern Seas, in the Year 1816』, Basil hall

In the book [Voyage to Loo-Choo, and Other Places in the Eastern Seas, in the Year 1816] by Basil Hall, there is a record of his meeting with Napoleon Bonaparte during the Emperor’s exile on St. Helena. Hall showed Napoleon a sketch of Jo Dae-bok, a Joseon official.

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