So... Lots to unpack here. A nation that lasted for 500 years does not have an unstable history. Have you seen China and Japan for those 500 years??? Constant backstabbing is human nature. One of the things that Korea got right was documentation. There is a reason you know every detail of political dynamics. It's more of a survivorship bias where a stable country with more documentation seems like there is more chaos.
Not saying it was a good country, but the stability was there. It wasn't a rich country by any means and the aristocrats were shitty. In the end the stuck up Royals fucked up the country by inviting the Japanese to deal with the Peasant uprising. Still boils my blood thinking about that from time to time. Even tho that was 130 years ago.
ku2000 t1_ithgkxn wrote
Reply to comment by Tokishi7 in Joseon, the predecessor of modern Korea(s) - Part 3: Japan and Qing Invasions (early 17th century) by spinnybingle
So... Lots to unpack here. A nation that lasted for 500 years does not have an unstable history. Have you seen China and Japan for those 500 years??? Constant backstabbing is human nature. One of the things that Korea got right was documentation. There is a reason you know every detail of political dynamics. It's more of a survivorship bias where a stable country with more documentation seems like there is more chaos.
Not saying it was a good country, but the stability was there. It wasn't a rich country by any means and the aristocrats were shitty. In the end the stuck up Royals fucked up the country by inviting the Japanese to deal with the Peasant uprising. Still boils my blood thinking about that from time to time. Even tho that was 130 years ago.