History of Corea: Difference between revisions

In 1637, Prince Sohjan volunteered to be taken as a hostage by the Chinese after Corea's humiliating defeat. He was brought to Moekden and befriended the German Catholic missionary [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Adam_Schall_von_Bell Adam Schall] during his time in Peking. Schall, a close advisor of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shunzhi_Emperor Shunzi Emperor], informed him of the Prince's pro-Qing leanings and advised to sendkeep him to southernin China torather experiencethan thesending militaryhim campaignback againstto theCorea, where he would face Mingpersecution. Prince Sohjan obliged, taking his fellowwife Corean[https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%AF%BC%ED%9A%8C%EB%B9%88_%EA%B0%95%EC%94%A8 hostagePrincess Heubin], politician [https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%B5%9C%EB%AA%85%EA%B8%B8_(1586%EB%85%84)#%EB%B3%91%EC%9E%90%ED%98%B8%EB%9E%80_%EC%A0%84%ED%9B%84 Cheu Mjang-kil], and other Coreans with him. They spent a mere month in conquered Nanking before beingwere transferred to the Dutch colonial town of Hollandia on [[Tauland|Formosa]] without explanation in 1645. Here, the Prince apparently converted to Christianity in 1646. andHe engaged in scientific, philosophical,cultural and culturalscientific exchanges, withbefriending Dutchmen,a ChineseDutchman traders,recorded andsimply otheras Jaep peoplesTen.