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==== King Hjandjo's reign ==== |
==== King Hjandjo's reign ==== |
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==== Notable policies ==== |
==== Notable 17th century policies ==== |
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==== Arrival of the Dutch ==== |
==== Arrival of the Dutch ==== |
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===== Economic relations and effects ===== |
===== Economic relations and effects ===== |
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The Japanese and Chinese invasions had ravaged Corea, leading to a sharp increase in demand for timber to be used in reconstruction and shipbuilding. In 1654, the Corean state sent a delegation to the Governor of Dutch Formosa in order to invest in new timber from the Tamsuy region. In 1668, Corea began importing small quantities of timber from [[Siam]] and [[ |
The Japanese and Chinese invasions had ravaged Corea, leading to a sharp increase in demand for timber to be used in reconstruction and shipbuilding. In 1654, the Corean state sent a delegation to the Governor of Dutch Formosa in order to invest in new timber from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamsui_District Tamsuy region]. In 1668, Corea began importing small quantities of timber from [[Siam]] and [[History of Soenda|Java]] via Formosa. This longstanding trade was justified to staunch neo-Confucianists by portraying [[Tauland|Formosa]] as a tributary of the Qing (the Formosans sent annual 'tributary' missions to Peking, much like Corea and [[Viet Nam|Vietnam]]). |
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===== Cultural impact ===== |
===== Cultural impact ===== |
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Dutch traders and missionaries introduced Christianity, specifically Calvinist Protestantism, to the Corean populace. Christianity would come to play a big role in domestic politics, society, and education. The first official Corean church was established in 1703 in Poesjan, with the first Hansjang church being built in 1724. |
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Cuisine from the [[Netherlands]] also impacted Corea. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitterballen Bitterballen], various sweet pastries like ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vla vla]'', and Chinese Soendan cuisine were Coreanised and incorporated as regional Corean confectionaries and street foods. |
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===== Influence on Corean politics ===== |
===== Influence on Corean politics ===== |
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{{Main|History_of_Japan#Takeshima_dispute}} |
{{Main|History_of_Japan#Takeshima_dispute|l1 = The Dutch in the Takeshima Dispute}} |
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==== Notable policies and developments ==== |
==== Notable policies and developments ==== |
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===== Anti-Christian riots ===== |
===== Anti-Christian riots ===== |
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==== Domestic political situation in 1850 ==== |
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==== The Oelhe Repression ==== |
==== The Oelhe Repression ==== |
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== Nationalist period (1936-1980) == |
== Nationalist period (1936-1980) == |
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{{Nation|common_name=Corea|full_name=Corean National Republic|local_name=한단일민국|capital=Rjoekjang|largest_city=Hansjang|government_type=National republic|languages=Corean (official) </br> Manchu </br> Mandarin|map=Corean_National_Republic_Map_1945.png|flag=Nationalist Corea 2.png}} |
{{Nation|common_name=Corea|full_name=Corean National Republic|local_name=한단일민국|capital=Rjoekjang|largest_city=Hansjang|government_type=National republic|languages=[[Corean]] (official) </br> Manchu </br> [[Mandarin]]|map=Corean_National_Republic_Map_1945.png|flag=Nationalist Corea 2.png}} |
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After the abolition of the Sjakwang dynasty, the ideology of [[national republicanism]] became dominant in Corea. Several political parties and associations - many of them formerly persecuted by the imperial government - coalesced to form a republican administration with [[Russia|Russian]] support in the mid-1930s. |
After the abolition of the Sjakwang dynasty, the ideology of [[national republicanism]] became dominant in Corea. Several political parties and associations - many of them formerly persecuted by the imperial government - coalesced to form a republican administration with [[Russia|Russian]] support in the mid-1930s. |
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