How King Hyojong Revived the Joseon Dynasty (Korean History)

#korea #koreanhistory #kdrama #koreanculture #joseon #history #historyofkorea (episode 54) Hyojong (효종), born Yi Ho (이호), was the 17th king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. He was born in 1619 and was the 2nd son of King Injo (인조). His older brother was Crown Prince Sohyeon (소현세자), born Yi Wang (이왕), who died suddenly in 1645. His father, Injo, was crowned when Gwanghaegun (광해군) was removed from the throne by a coup from the Westerners faction (서인). King Hyojong is remembered for laying down the foundations for the revival of the Joseon dynasty and planning an invasion of Qing with the help of Ming loyalists. He reformed and expanded the army and built many fortresses along the Yalu River on the Chinese border. He also instituted, in some parts of the kingdom, the Daedong Law (대동법). This tax law allowed farmers to pay their taxes with rice instead of regional commodities and ease their tax burden. His rule was relatively peaceful aside from the 2 battles where Joseon had to send troops to help Qing China in battling Russian forces. During Hyojong’s reign, Dutchmen were shipwrecked and stranded in Korea. One of these, Hendrick Hamel, wrote a journal on his time in Joseon and it's one of the first accounts of Korea in the Western world. If you enjoyed this video 🙏 please like, join and subscribe. 감사합니다~ 👕🎒To support this channel you can buy some cool merch here (Art by Tasha's): https://tashas.myspreadshop.com/ 📷 Instagram:   / loonytricky   😀 📖Facebook:   / loonytricky   📜 Korean History Playlist    • Korean History Series   🎬 Recommended viewings: Splendid Politics (화정), (2015), 50 episodes, MBC Blooded Palace: The War of Flowers (궁중잔혹사 – 꽃들의 전쟁), (2013), 50 episodes, jTBC Daemyeong (대명), (1981), 52 episodes, KBS1 . . . *Other figures and topics explored in this video: Yeonsangun (연산군), Hong Taiji (天聰汗), Crown Princess Minhoe (민회빈), Crown Prince Bongrim (봉림대군), Bukbeollon (북벌론), Kim Ja-jeom (김자점), Queen Inseon (인선왕후 장씨), Byeongnyeong Nam clan (병영 남씨), Shin Ryu (신류), Imjin War (임진왜란), sangpyeong tongbo (상평통보), Yeongneung (영릉), Shenyang (沈阳市), Ming Dynasty (大明), Battle of Hutong (나선 정벌) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music : Arirang(Korean folk song) Produced by Umbrtone Provided by Umbrtone-No copyright music Video Link: • 🎧Emotional BGM♫Arirang(Korean folk so... --------------------------------------------------------------------------