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Line 30: ==== The Gyemi Coup and the Founding of Sjakwang (1883) ==== During the [[History of Europe#Wars of Dutch Humiliation (1850-1857)\|War of Dutch Humiliation (1850-1857)]], the Coreans fought alongside the Dutch against rebel forces in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingnan Lingnan region] of the [[Great Qing\|Qing ~~Empire~~dynasty]]. Eight years after the war ended, King Kjangdjo [경조] of Corea died and was replaced by his son, Hjodjang [효종], a more conservative ruler. He had blamed the Sjahak tradition as the primary cause of the Qing's fall. In 1868, Hjodjang declared a complete reversal of Corea's embracement of the Sjahak and reinstated Neo-Confucian governance. Dutch missionaries were expelled and pro-Sjahak advisors in the king's court were exiled. In 1875, Hjodjang doubled down and issued the censorship of foreign books and the persecution of Corean Christians. This period was known as the Oelhe Repression [Handja: 乙亥壓迫 lit. ''pressure of the earth pig year'']. These policies did not sit well with the Amsterdam-educated Corean youth. In 1883, a coup d'etat was launched against Hjosdjang during the Gyemi year. The Tsjosan dynasty was removed from power and a new dynasty came into power, declaring the new state of Sjakwang (Hankoel: 서광; Handja: 曙光; lit: m''orning light''), led by Tedjo the Great [태조, lit. ''great founder'']. King Tedjo went as far as claiming that the Qing had lost their Mandate of Heaven and ended the Sade policy [사대, lit. subservience (to China)].

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