History of Korea

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BAKU - Korea’s long and troubled history is largely defined by its geographic position between larger powers. The struggle to find a balance between Japan and China repeatedly facilitated a tug of war that enabled internal division and invited foreign intervention in the Korean Peninsula.

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[Lauren-rqbm]

Japan: *sends 300 ships*
Admiral Yi Sun Shin: Summon the TURTLE.

[CYSYS]

We need an Assassin's Creed game set in ancient Korea. Seriously.

[davidludwig]

I've been training in taekwondo for 35 years, and I figured I should be familiar with the country from which my art arose. This was a terrific primer. Thanks.

[hi_tech_reptiles]

Hangul is one of the most intuitive, interesting and easy to learn language. "A smart man should be able to learn in a single day, a dumb man in 10 days." Lol (supposedly the Korean leader said this) 안녕하세요!

[convictrs]

for those wondering how the korean admiral with 13 ships beat over 300 of the japanese it's because of a strong current that he knew about and he positioned his ships behind it, and when the japanese approached all there ships got destroyed in the current. it was very smartly done

[billykobilca]

That printing invention... 200 years before Geūtenberg, we didn't know. Thanks.
Always look foward to your publishings.

[ykkim]

Let me add a bit more detail. "Admiral" Yi Sun-Shin was originally an army "General". In the Chosun Dynasty, there was no distinction between the army (Yook-Goon) and the navy (Soo-Goon), but they were mingled together. In his early career, Yi Sun-shin had fought well as an army general in the northern territory and after he was assigned to be a Soo-Goon commander in Chola-Province, he started to build his fleet including the turtle ships and invented his naval tactics that were used successfully against the Japanese invading force. This integrity enabled him to win an impossible battle of 13 vs 300 ships later.

[TheEpicCowboy]

For everyone interested there is a movie called "The Admiral: Roaring Currents" about the battle of myeongnyang. Its grandious. Yi Sun-Sin was a great admiral.

[frankyyk]

I'm History teacher in Korea. and I tell you guys this video is basically inaccurate in so many ways.
1. This video assume that current geographics of power are the same as ancient ones. But they're NOT. does America was always super power in the world from the beginning? No. same as Japan.
2. Go-jo-seon dynasty was started at northern part of China. Not Pyeong-yang. but surely they move to Pyeong-yang.
3. Kingdom of Go-gu-ryeo was not started in Pyeong-yang either. they started at Jilin province of nowdays China.
4. Kingdom of Yamato was basically small country which does not include whole of japan. so trade with japan has NOT that dramatic impact on Koreans. however trade with Korea and China benefits alot to Japan. so they switch their main material from STONE to IRON.
5. Wang-gun who founded Kingdom of Goryeo was not focused on Japan or China. in that time, China was devided as well as Japan too.
just stop this nonsense already. I stop watching this video at this point. there is so many errors in here. I can literally write a paper about this.
Korea has crucial role in Asian history. Korea had the leverage of balance of power between Chinese and Nomadic people such as Mongolians and Manchurians. roughly until 15 century, Japan was not that big deal.
Many people understands korean history by this falsy video and I'm deeply sorry.

[HxHDRA]

*MAD* RESPECT TO ADMIRAL YI, THE MARSHAL LORD OF LOYALTY 🙏

[jakafe]

Goguryeo -> Goryeo -> Corea -> Korea!

[roshanb]

Great respect and admiration to Admiral Yi Sun Shin.

[sophibellalovesyou]

Took a DNA test & found out I’m part Korean, so here I am 안녕하세요 ❤️

[AA-sfcl]

Not impressed. Japan was not a threat until 1590 and recently 1910. So the explanation that korea was sandwiched between china and japan is inaccurate.

[emperor]

This video is actually pretty bad, falling short of Caspian Report's usually excellent standards. I am not even halfway through and I already note two major errors.


1. Wang Gun, the founder of the Goryeo dynasty, did NOT establish an understanding with the Japanese in order to reunite the Korean peninsula. Japan at the time was in chronic turmoil under the ineffectual rule of Heian emperors, and was in no position to intervene in foreign states.


2. Wang Gun did not get the name of "Goryeo" from nowhere. He and his northern noble supporters considered themselves part of the ancient Goguryeo, who had shortened their name to Goryeo sometime in the 5th century AD. From Wang Gun's perspective, he was merely establishing the rightful rule of Goguryeo/Goryeo over the Korean peninsula. This is really important because numerous Manchurian dynasties could have, and did try to, claim Goguryeo heritage, but in the end Koreans got it due to Goryeo.


Kinda disappointed by the quality of this video, to be honest.

[kellys]

Thank you so much for your documentary of Korea I have always had a fascination of the ancient Asian nations of China, Japan, Korea and Mongolia. Since our ancestors are from nomadic people from the Ural we had similar background.

[goldshtrom]

Vital context of the Korean history and culture. So obvious with places like the Korean peninsula, Israel/Palestine, Poland... They're in geographical "pass throughs" that make them perpetual targets of invasion and subjugation. Fascinating, resilient societies that stem from those circumstances. Another hit, Shirvan!

[bosuck]

China has been teaching Gojoseon, Goguryeo, and Balhae in Chinese history since 1994!! In addition, they claim that traditional Korean clothes such as hanbok and gat, and traditional Korean foods such as kimchi, samgyetang, and samgyeopsal are also Chinese food! Pizza is originally from China, and Genghis Khan is also Chinese Vietnamese rice noodles!! I'm really embarrassed by the distortion of Chinese history 🤣🤣

[KingofKpop]

Fyi, ancient Japan wasn't never powerhouse, they largely depended on larger Korean kingdoms.

[splackna]

I had to quit halfway. wangkon did not break off from silla. yamato did not cause the "growth" of silla and baekjae. baekjaes capital on the map you have shown was not Seoul as of today