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- Joseon Infantrymen. | History Forum
From gallery depictions to Movie portrayals, the Joseon Infantrymen seems to be portrayed as a poor, underarmed warrior equipped, with little more than a canvas tunic and a kettle helm with the stereotypical trident I too assumed that the zealous Confucian ideals during the Joseon Dynasty had
- Comparing Joseon Korea with Tokugawa Japan - History Forum
Joseon Korea (post 2nd Qing invasion) and Tokugawa Japan were many ways similar Both Korea and Japan reached their epoch of their classical civilization Both had little contact with outside world, had rigidly stratified social system etc But what about differences? Where common people were
- Yuan Hanfu Goryeo Hanbok for soldiers. Questions.
The Joseon Dynasty was forced to send a prince as a hostage after being defeated by Manzhou The returning prince learned "马褂子" from the Manzhou people, which also originated from the Yuan Dynasty This was the beginning of the Joseon Dynasty wearing "对襟衣"
- Firearms in Joseon - History Forum
As we know, in our history, Joseon never took great interest in upgrading its small arms (especially rifles) Why was that? Joseon dos fairly well in terms of upgrading their navy, artillery, and Calvary? Also, was there a big reason on why Joseon never really had a standing army and relied
- Korean Joseon dynasty swords - History Forum
This is an example of a Joseon dynasty sword Swords around that period were not used for military purposes but as a status symbol much like the Korean traditional dirks called jangdo (장도) Most of the swords that exist up to this day are usually short like the Japanese wakizashi
- The Joseon Military of the 18th century | History Forum
The reigns of King Youngjo (ruling 1724~1776) and his grandson King Jeongjo (ruling 1776~1800) are collectively praised as "the second zenith of the Joseon Dynasty", or even 'a Joseonese Renaissance" The military might of the Joseon Dynasty also reached its climax ever since its first heyday at the reign of King Seongjong (ruling 1469~1494)
- Was the Chinese contribution to the Imjin War overlooked?
Joseon (Korea) turned to a strategy of destroying a signficant portion of the Japanese navy and holding the waters along the southern coast and the Korea Strait in order to cut off resupply and reinforcement to Japanese ground forces until Chinese intervention could sway the numbers in favor of Joseon
- Top 10 Military Leaders in Korean History
Been reading into Korean history and thought I would try to get the views of knowledgeable posters here This list is merely put into chronological order as I didn't feel informed enough to attempt any particular ordering and I am allowing for the prospect that I have overlooked someone If
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