The Dokkaebi(도깨비)is the most iconic creature in Korean folklore.
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In the Joseon Dynasty, people were obsessed with Feng Shui for their ancestors’ graves, believing a good location brought fortune to the family.
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Human Ferry Service
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Simmani is traditional wild ginseng(or herb) gatherers Sim-bwat-da mean “I found ginseng!”
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Goth girl Romance scam
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Forensic officials of the Joseon Dynasty.
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The Gokbi, professional mourners.
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The Oejibu(legal assistants) existed because the complex legal system of Joseon was inaccessible to the common person, especially the illiterate.
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The Joseon Executioner
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The Jeongisu, professional storytellers of the late Joseon Dynasty
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By the late Joseon Dynasty, the Civil Service Exam (Gwageo)—originally a test of individual merit—had become deeply corrupt and chaotic.
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As the social hierarchy shook and a monetary economy developed, a practice called “Maepum-pali” (selling the act of being beaten) emerged in late Joseon
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Early Iran-Iraq War air combat
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The Sui Emperor (Yangdi) ordered that his generals could not make any major decisions—including accepting surrenders or moving troops—without his direct permission.
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She married Kim Chun-chu (King Muyeol) and gave birth to the great King Munmu, who unified the Three Kingdoms.
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The country is still grappling through the legacy of Yugoslavia, just only by a thread
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Ancient Globalization
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The Great Monk Wonhyo of the Silla Dynasty
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Madness, Oh I Remember The Sadness...
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Im-sin-seo-gi-seok was a stone inscribed by two young men in Silla
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The Book of the Later Han states: "Goguryeo had no prisons, and capital crimes were sentenced to death by the Jega-hoeui
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Baekje Gilt-bronze Incense Burner
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The Siege of Ansi Fortress(First Goguryeo-Tang War)
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The Seven-Branched Sword , an ancient sword sent from the Kingdom of Baekje to the Yamato period of Japan.
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King Dongcheon of Goguryeo was so beloved by his people that when he died, many subjects wanted to commit Sunsa (ritual suicide to accompany the master in the afterlife) Ancient Menhera(?)
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