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Allen Lee
Goryeo finally submits to Kublai Khan; Prince Sim is betrothed to a Mongol princess; The Sambyeolcho continue to lead a resistance; Explosives and gunpowder requested by local Mongol officers.
Description: Jalairtai Qorci’s brutal attacks; Goryeo finally submits; Choe Hang’s death; Choe Ui’s assassination; the Crown Prince Cheon ??(??) finally visits the Mongol Court; King Gojong dies; Mongke Khan dies; Kublai Khan meets Goryeo Prince Cheon
The Goryeons make the fateful decision to assassinate all 72 Mongol Commissioners, sparking yet another invasion. 72 Daruyacis Killed; Mongol’s 2nd and 3rd invasion of Korea; Tripitaka Koreana (?? ??? ????,?? ??? ????; ?????, ?????; Hong Bog-weon ???(???, 1206? ~ 1258?); Song China’s Capital Hangzhou (???).
After Goryeons resist the Mongol's extortionate tributary demands, and some Mongol envoys mysteriously disappear, the Mongols attack in earnest. Bloodbath ensues.
The Mongols enter the peninsula ostensibly to rid it of the Khitan. It's a brief honeymoon period until the Mongols force Goryeo into its suzerainty. The relationship rapidly deteriorates from there. It’s a short period in time, just 16 years from 1218-1231, but it’s chock full of geopolitics. Not so much battle scenes, which is in the next episode, but plenty of diplomatic intrigue and a little spy craft thrown in. I’m excited, and I know you are, too.
We discuss the lead up to the Mongol's Invasion of Korea in the 13th century.
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All Choe'd out? Let's step away from the narrative to discuss the fascinating outcasts of medieval Korea: the Baekjeong.
The fall of the House of Choe under the mostly tragic reigns of Choe Hang (??, ??) and Choe Ui (??, ??).
Choe U (??) • Choe’s “Kitchen Cabinet” • The Directorate General of Policy Formulation (Kyojong Togam, ????) • Personnel Authority (??, ??) • Ganghwa Island (???, ???)
Today, we’re going to talk about my favorite period in Korean history: the Military coup of 1170. Why is this my favorite? Because of the chaos. I’m talking slave and peasant rebellions. Even monks revolt! The king's spine is snapped in two and his body is rolled into a rug and thrown into the lake. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves. Let’s start at the beginning.