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Word: taejo (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1965-1965
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Korea in 1392, as in 1965, was a nation violently divided. The Koryo dynasty was challenged by the House of Yi, and civil war was in the air. At this dangerous juncture Jong Mong-ju, a minister loyal to the old dynasty, paid a courtesy call on King Taejo, the father of Yi Bang-won, the leading strategist of the opposition. His host's son, in salutation, took up a harp and sang this sinister and seditious ditty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Sijo | 10/22/1965 | See Source »

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