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East Asian History - #15

East Asian History
Tuesday 6:00-8:00 pm


Seimei gestured to the discussion question scrolled out on the board and tapped at it with his hand. “This one is a particularly difficult one today. The answer may be found cached in your search.”

Discuss the Chosun dynasty government’s vacant island policy for Ullungdo and Tokdo.


ooc: Yes. This question is rather obscure.

[identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/_jubilation_lee/ 2005-10-11 06:11 pm (UTC)(link)
*groans and pulls hair*

Well, Japanese pirates, waegu, kept raiding the islands, so Taejong evacuated the islanders to the mainland. But the books says they weren't really abandoned. It looks like tht islands are sort of in disputed seas between Japan and Korea.