East Asia was much more connected than most people realise. Also, I would like to thank my patreon supporter 창민 이, for helping me with the research for this video.
The Bone ranking system also influenced the Japanese imperial court ranks system too. For example, high-ranking positions in the imperial government were only available to the members of some bloodlines(called the Genji), and lower-ranked positions were distributed to certain bloodlines, too. This is almost identical to the Bone ranking system of Silla. Because of this system, when Toyotomi Hideyoshi came to power, he couldn't proclaim the position of Shogun itself. Instead, he married into a clan which was descendant of a certain bloodline, to proclaim the a-bit-less-powerful-and-not-so-legitimate position of Kanpaku(Imperial advisor). Despite being the most poweful ultimate ruler of Japan, Hideyoshi still couldn't overrule the Imperial system, as he was of peasant birth. Due to this, when his heir succeeded him when Hideyoshi died after failing to conquer Korea, the fact that, the position of Kanpaku was still nominally nothing more than the Imperial advisor, was exploited by his rivals such as Tokugawa Ieyasu.
But kampaku was more prestigious than a shogun, it usually reserved only for fujiwara clan, and usually only the "family in law" of the ruling Emperor could held the title, same with daijo daijin, udaijin, sadaijin and dainagon, Shogun on the other hand was just a middle ranking office in Imperial Court, thus it was given to samurai
In Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture Japan, there is a shrine called 新羅善神堂. Which roughly means "shrine where Silla god lies". It got its name because it has a wooden statue called 新羅明神 which roughly translates to "Bright Silla god". History has forgotten which Silla deity this statue is supposed to be, but according to local legends, it says it's actually statue of a Silla man who helped Ennin in his travels to China. So some people speculate that this might be the statue of Jang Bogo in his later years.
I am amazed that you did this story. As a Korean, I didnt think the day would come that I would see Jangbogo on youtube. Edit: To add, as a Korean living in foreign lands since youth, I really feel some connection to Jangbogo. So I always admired him, so thanks for covering this.
Oh wow, I'm impressed that you guys managed to pick a topic I knew nothing about this time. I'm a History nerd with the biggest interest in Asia so that really is a high compliment. Excellent work here guys, and good choice to reference the present day connections as that always nests the topic in with the wider context much more effectively. Great work!
And fun fact: the reason why his base was named "Cheonghae" ("jin" just means base or fort) was because it meant "clean the seas", as in get rid of the various pirates and slave traders in East Asian waters and bring about peace and stability.
@@Karznax I was talking about the pirates were Silla pirates during that time. Also Cheonghaejin was located in Shandong. Even today, there stands the Buddhist temple that Jang Bogo built within his base.
@@onemanfourtanks5556 Not during this era. China did not have east coast in its possession as well. Cheonghaejin is located at the end of Shandong peninsula.
I realized how few people watch Cool History Bros. The guy and his friends running the channel here are so passionate and their videos interesting and educational yet get so few views, like only a few thousands or ten thousands when it should be in the hundred thousands or more.
The fact of the matter is, Westerners are only interested in their own history. Most Westerners' cultural sphere are limited to USA, Europe and the Mediterrenean.
For more ideas on future Korean content: If you haven't already, Baek Dongsu (백동수) would be a great Korean warrior to talk about, or maybe Gisaeng, the Korean entertainers and sometimes courtesans - there were a branch that specialized in sword dancing, a famous gisaeng sacrificed herself to take a Japanese invading general off a cliff with her, and more.
A Korean went to China, and return to Korea then became a GOD? I know! I's Kim Il-sung (1912-1994) , founding father of North Korea And Kim Koo(1876-1949), founding father of South Korea In my home town China,there was a really great Korean named 金乔觉/Kim Cho-go, he was a Korean Prince(696年-794), he came to my home town and became a Buddha We kept worshiping him for 1300 year until now But only few Koreans knows him
Oh shoot that sounds familiar, one of the Shilla royal members or specifically princes who, instead of being involved in Shilla gov't and ruling the country, decided to become a Buddhist priest and left Shilla and went to Tang to do so and settled down in Tang. Man that's some cool rich history right there
Many Silla princes who were not able to succeed the throne indeed became Buddhist monks to make sure that they will never be a threat to the ruling king. It looks like some princes were very successful in doing that and became a semi Buddha of 禪 Buddhism in other countries. Interesting, I never heard of this figure called Kim Chogo, but it is a highly plausible story.
I found that in korean internet thanks to you. I haven't heard of him any of school textbook and popular history books or dramas, movies, comics in korea.... His name is 김교각(Kim Gyo-gak ) in korean.
Him being called as a deity aside, I like everything about Jang Bogo. Also, would you like to do another similar one about Choe Chiwon? He is the one who, in a sense, laid the foundation to the Gwageo, the Korean civil examination.
Thanks for the great job man. You actually made me study more about my own history, and also the Japan's and China's. (Your 신라 pronounciation is great, I have seen lots of people saying shil-la instead of sil-la. Ignore some people's complaining of your pronounciation. A 26year old Korean guy said is fine.Anyone to argue? Write it down in Korean please since you look like master of Korean.)
Dude I Ioved this episode!! What a great legacy Jang Bogo left in East Asia. Btw the memorial stele from the Enryakuji states (judging from the photo in the video), "Cheonghaejin Daesa Jang Bogo Stele".
Out of all the history channels I've seen, you're the only one covering more "obscure" topics of Korean history (outside of Korean language YT of course). Most of them just talk about Hangul and how great it is
fun facts: 1) Where and what Jang Bogo did during his service with Tang? -> He participated in fighting against rebelling provinces later became Qi/Je (齊) Dynasty, which was short lived (765-819) and founded by Goryeo (Goguryeo) faction at Shandong peninsula. Qi allied with Jin (Balhae) and installed Goryeo monarch system instead of following Chinese system. 2) Who were the pirates? -> An Lushan rebellion was major event that caused collapse of economy in Tang and surrounding nations. By early 800s, the largest pirate portion was from Silla who were funded by Silla coastal feudal lords. Pirates were also involved in slave trade, kidnapping people from Tang, Silla, and Japan, then sold at the market located in places such as Qi or other provinces where Tang court doesn't have much power. 3) Later famous Japanese pirates were originally created to protect themselves against Silla pirates. After Silla pirates disappear over time, Japan clans who were given the role of protecting the coast became pirates themselves to gain wealth. (historically notable pirates groups were Silla -> Jurchen -> Japan)
While helping Woo-Jing to his throne, Jang's army of 5000 men faught against 100000 men strong Shilla central army on the plains of Dalgubul(modern day Daegu) and won. Killing more than half of their foe.
There are two major Romanization systems for Korean, the one Seoul uses today (Revised Romanization) would use Jang but the older system used by the USA government during the Korean War (McCune Reischauer - which as an American I dislike immensely) would spell it Chang for the name 장. Chang 창 with a hard 'ch' sound would be spelled Chang in the RR system and Ch'ang in the McR system.
I am an indonesian chinese my surname is cai and my neighbourh is a korean expat with surname choi , i found later that our surrname is same but different spelling
From a macro-historical perspective, Jang Bogo is another example of how peace in the Northeast Asian region and strong Korea go hand in hand. In other words, when Korea is strong, there is peace in the area, and when there is peace in the area, Korea benefits. That is why peace is profitable to Koreans, unlike how instability and conflict are profitable to Japan and China. It's not because Koreans are inherently better people or because they are more just. The geopolitical situations of the countries is such that Korea thrives in peace while the others thrive in conflict. Which is exactly why in order for the region to be more stable, Korea should get stronger and in order for Korea to be stronger there should be stability in the region (hear that, US policy makers? Not that their priority is peace in the area, even for one moment, which is exactly the problem.) Too bad that China and Japan's self interests are always at odds with this, which make them profitable at the expense of its neighbours and the general instability in the region.
Good analysis. I have had similar thoughts like this. Like when China was instable and weak throughout history, the entire East Asian region was generally in decline. But when China was stable and prosperous/powerful (like Tang), East Asia was generally the same as well. Similar situation with Korea in the more specific region of Northeast Asia. When Korea was stable and prosperous/powerful (let's say Koguryo at its height or early Joseon), then the surrounding region was generally peaceful and stable as well. When Korea was unstable and weak though, similar to when China was weak, generally bad things go down not only in the country itself but also the surrounding region.
Nah..instability only bring profit & benefits to the Japanese & west especially USA..they need war & chaos to sell theirs weapons & collecting protection fee from Japan, Korea & Taiwan..if u are Korean u know damn well what the foreigners powers evil intentions & had did to East Asia country's & it's people's..& ofc the Japanese love the instability in Asia because it will benefit him greatly a lot in term of economy & military after theirs failed conquest to colonized China, Korea & whole South East Asia..thus the jap need to paint China as a wolf but it is a big lie because history had proven many times that China are not a aggressor & warlike country &nation..the most disappointing & laughable is u are pointing yr finger accusing China but the reality is u south Korea who caused instability in East Asia region by inviting the damn colonial powers & providing them military bases to threatening ur own brotherly neighbouring countries especially to China..when history had proven many times but u people's still willing to collude with the USA & the worst the Nippon..so much of the so called stability are u B.S. at
그래, 저와 같은 외국인들이 한국의 역사 문화에 관심이 더 증가하고 있습니다. 사실은 언어 때문에 배우기가 힘듭니다. 한국에대 해 알고 싶다면 한국어를 배워야 되거나 한국어 하는 사람들이 영어 잘 해야 합니다. 아쉽지만 이런 내용 방송이 영어로 더 있다면 한국적인 관심이 또 있을 거 같습니다.
Fact check: he was never considered a god in korea, only in china and japan. He was considered to be a traitor for a long time in korea thats why there isn’t a single temple or a shrine built for or by him, only in japan and china.
Not really. In Goryeo(918-1392) dinasty, he was treated as a brave admiral and were worshiped by the navys. In Kim Bu-sik(Goryeo statesman and writer) 's book Samguksagi (The History of the Three Kingdoms of Korea), he was written as a great general. In Josen dynasty , Jang bogo was considered as a loyalist.
God/Spirit has a lot of meanings when translated from the Korean '신' I imagine that in the Korean Shamanistic pantheon he would be in the category of 'Daejang' or General Spirits/Gods, but I am not a 무당 shaman so I can't verify that. He likely would be a heroic spirit called upon or channeled to grant safe passage during ocean journeys, for fortune in business transactions, for good fishing hauls, and in battle against naval enemies.
Oh yes, that is a great historical drama. In English, it is called the Emperor of the Sea and originally in Korean the name is 해신, the literal translation being Sea God or God of the Sea. It is amongst the must watch Korean historical drama TV shows, along with Taejo Wang Geon, Heo Jun, Dae Janggeum (in English, Jewel in the Palace), Dong Yi, Tears of the Dragon (in Korean, 용의 눈물), Jumong, The Immortal Yi Sunshin, Dae Joyong, and Jeong Dojeon, among some other great historical drama shows that I can not remember.
Jang bogo was not his real birth name since he was a slave decent. If memory serves me right, he change it in China. Perhaps he got it from tang official or something.
@@hwasiaqhan8923 Yeah. It was not his real Surname to begin with. He didn't have one since he was a slave. I'm surprised people just didn't make up a surname for themselves.
It'd be great if you guys talked about Africa's history of trade with China. Zanzibar and the kingdoms of South East Africa were known to have directly traded goods with east Asia.
What made his legacy stick so well Even when he never became an aristocrat? Was it more the prosperity that happened because of him or that he was really liked? It sounds like people wrote quite a bit about him.
He said in a community post several weeks ago that he will make videos on the Chinese three kingdoms sometime in the middle of this year (so during the summer, I guess).
I haven't forgotten my promise. The videos are coming before the middle of the year is over. It is going to be a long series, so I want to cover other countries before dwelling on 3k for an extended period.
Would be nice to have an episode on the native tribes from the Siberian Far east to the Bering straits. Did those native tribes especially in the Bering straits Chukchi peninsula artic region have any contact with ancient Japan, China or any of the ancient Korean kingdoms. Map - ansipra.npolar.no/english/Indexpages/Map_index.html
Not a specialist in korean history, but whenever I watch a video about the topic, there are always corrupt aristocrats cockblocking actually talented people. Same thing with Admiral Yin, too. Guess Japan was lucky to have them sidelined by the samurai class, maybe...
Corrupted aristocrats back stabbing talented individuals happened all over the world. Chinese aristocrats back stabbed many talented generals and even Roman empire did similar thing to great generals like Stilicho.
Yeah I know what you mean but this doesn't happen all the time in Korean history, just in specfic cases in specific time periods. Please don't think it's some kind of common occurrence in Korean history, it's no different than other histories. Like the person wrote above, it's most definitely not just a thing in Korean history but throughout all of history.
@@bloodmure1 Of course. The problem is that I know more about history of other parts of the world and the incidents of ‘corrupt aristocrats blocking talented people’ get diluted among all the other stuff I have knowledge. With Korea, I know very little, and this kind of thing happens to occur often in the incidents I know. Time to learn more, I guess.
It's always make me wondered, why Asian always called Ancient when they clearly more advanced than other continents, while Europe at that time always called middle age?
Middle age was a term brought out by western historians to explain the unique history of Europe. Asian history doesn't really use the term the Middle age seriously. Each country just name their "ages" by their own standards so how they call a certain "age" or "era" is usually not the same.
When you write it in hangeul, Its 신라.(Sinla). But due to 유음화, a phonological phenomenon when ㄴ is effected by ㄹ, Its pronounced as Sil-la.And for 시, It is pronounced as si, whem Shi is written aa 쉬.
@@mikeyu5769 I have never heard a Korean pronounce 신라 as "silla." I've only ever heard "SHilla" and I've spent 10 years studying Korean and taking history classes from both Caucasian and Korean professors.
He is more of a local deity than a actual GOD. He maybe worshipped by the locals time to time, but never really treated as an actual almighty god of entire Koreans. Most Koreans don't even know there is a dedicated shrine for him.
all superpowers were/are like that, mixing pots. the tang had people from all over visit it, rome too had all kinds of people from neighboring states visit it and study in its schooling system. people think china now is homogeneous, its just the result of a really old melting pot of peoples. original chinese were literally just a couple of tribes near the yellow river who would, over millennia, mix with all the peoples of the lands they conquered/absorbed.
Did I miss something? When was he a prince of China and japan? He wasn’t even a prince in Korea, just the husband of a princess.. And the way I understand it, he was about to drag the country into a a civil war just for his own benefit. Doesn’t sound very heroic to me.
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East Asia was much more connected than most people realise.
Also, I would like to thank my patreon supporter 창민 이, for helping me with the research for this video.
@Jak Blogger as Chinese descent you are somewhat correct haha
The Bone ranking system also influenced the Japanese imperial court ranks system too. For example, high-ranking positions in the imperial government were only available to the members of some bloodlines(called the Genji), and lower-ranked positions were distributed to certain bloodlines, too. This is almost identical to the Bone ranking system of Silla.
Because of this system, when Toyotomi Hideyoshi came to power, he couldn't proclaim the position of Shogun itself. Instead, he married into a clan which was descendant of a certain bloodline, to proclaim the a-bit-less-powerful-and-not-so-legitimate position of Kanpaku(Imperial advisor). Despite being the most poweful ultimate ruler of Japan, Hideyoshi still couldn't overrule the Imperial system, as he was of peasant birth. Due to this, when his heir succeeded him when Hideyoshi died after failing to conquer Korea, the fact that, the position of Kanpaku was still nominally nothing more than the Imperial advisor, was exploited by his rivals such as Tokugawa Ieyasu.
But kampaku was more prestigious than a shogun, it usually reserved only for fujiwara clan, and usually only the "family in law" of the ruling Emperor could held the title, same with daijo daijin, udaijin, sadaijin and dainagon, Shogun on the other hand was just a middle ranking office in Imperial Court, thus it was given to samurai
Even the Inca had there own class structure. Read - www.fcusd.org/cms/lib/CA01001934/Centricity/Domain/1168/Inca%20Class%20Structure%20Readings.pdf
Social ranks are birthright political power is might, as the emperors well knew
Wow, I never knew that China and Japan also had memorials for Jang Bogo. He really did leave a great mark in East Asian history.
In Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture Japan, there is a shrine called 新羅善神堂. Which roughly means "shrine where Silla god lies". It got its name because it has a wooden statue called 新羅明神 which roughly translates to "Bright Silla god". History has forgotten which Silla deity this statue is supposed to be, but according to local legends, it says it's actually statue of a Silla man who helped Ennin in his travels to China. So some people speculate that this might be the statue of Jang Bogo in his later years.
probably a scholar.
I am amazed that you did this story. As a Korean, I didnt think the day would come that I would see Jangbogo on youtube.
Edit: To add, as a Korean living in foreign lands since youth, I really feel some connection to Jangbogo. So I always admired him, so thanks for covering this.
Totally understand what you are saying. Jangbogo can be anyone's immigrant story.
I'm a Filipino working in Korea right now. I know how you feel mike.
@@thekuan7002 I hope you make it big in Korea! Good luck brother!! I will drink one shot for you.
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Gives hopes to our life
Oh wow, I'm impressed that you guys managed to pick a topic I knew nothing about this time. I'm a History nerd with the biggest interest in Asia so that really is a high compliment. Excellent work here guys, and good choice to reference the present day connections as that always nests the topic in with the wider context much more effectively. Great work!
And fun fact: the reason why his base was named "Cheonghae" ("jin" just means base or fort) was because it meant "clean the seas", as in get rid of the various pirates and slave traders in East Asian waters and bring about peace and stability.
Yes, mostly Silla pirates.
@@hishot1078 jang bogo was from silla lmao.
@@Karznax I was talking about the pirates were Silla pirates during that time. Also Cheonghaejin was located in Shandong. Even today, there stands the Buddhist temple that Jang Bogo built within his base.
@@hishot1078 pirates were international even then. There were as many Chinese and Japanese.
@@onemanfourtanks5556 Not during this era. China did not have east coast in its possession as well. Cheonghaejin is located at the end of Shandong peninsula.
That was so sad...imagine the rebellion was successful?
I realized how few people watch Cool History Bros. The guy and his friends running the channel here are so passionate and their videos interesting and educational yet get so few views, like only a few thousands or ten thousands when it should be in the hundred thousands or more.
so much underrated
Not many youtube channels like this one which concentrates on East Asian history.
Yes you're right
The fact of the matter is, Westerners are only interested in their own history. Most Westerners' cultural sphere are limited to USA, Europe and the Mediterrenean.
@@silverchairsgnot only limited but exaggerated, overrated & the most annoying is the repetitive of the Rome & greek😆
This man is the eastern exemplar of the world "giga chat".
Giga chat or giga chad???
Its giga chad bro lmfa
For more ideas on future Korean content:
If you haven't already, Baek Dongsu (백동수) would be a great Korean warrior to talk about, or maybe Gisaeng, the Korean entertainers and sometimes courtesans - there were a branch that specialized in sword dancing, a famous gisaeng sacrificed herself to take a Japanese invading general off a cliff with her, and more.
A Korean went to China, and return to Korea then became a GOD?
I know! I's Kim Il-sung (1912-1994) , founding father of North Korea
And Kim Koo(1876-1949), founding father of South Korea
In my home town China,there was a really great Korean named 金乔觉/Kim Cho-go, he was a Korean Prince(696年-794), he came to my home town and became a Buddha
We kept worshiping him for 1300 year until now
But only few Koreans knows him
Interesting
Oh shoot that sounds familiar, one of the Shilla royal members or specifically princes who, instead of being involved in Shilla gov't and ruling the country, decided to become a Buddhist priest and left Shilla and went to Tang to do so and settled down in Tang. Man that's some cool rich history right there
Many Silla princes who were not able to succeed the throne indeed became Buddhist monks to make sure that they will never be a threat to the ruling king. It looks like some princes were very successful in doing that and became a semi Buddha of 禪 Buddhism in other countries.
Interesting, I never heard of this figure called Kim Chogo, but it is a highly plausible story.
I found that in korean internet thanks to you. I haven't heard of him any of school textbook and popular history books or dramas, movies, comics in korea.... His name is 김교각(Kim Gyo-gak ) in korean.
Many Silla people went aboard not just China, but also to Japan as well.
Yes cool history bros post!
Him being called as a deity aside, I like everything about Jang Bogo. Also, would you like to do another similar one about Choe Chiwon? He is the one who, in a sense, laid the foundation to the Gwageo, the Korean civil examination.
Choe Chiwon was a great man. It would be interesting to talk about him!
Agreed!
you mean Choi Cheungwon?
@@swee2687 Choe Chiwon is how Wikipedia spelled his name. But I guess everyone has their own ways of spelling names of someone.
@@lerneanlion OMG I was thinking about Choi Cheung HEON the dictator 😂😂 my bad
Thanks for the great job man. You actually made me study more about my own history, and also the Japan's and China's. (Your 신라 pronounciation is great, I have seen lots of people saying shil-la instead of sil-la. Ignore some people's complaining of your pronounciation. A 26year old Korean guy said is fine.Anyone to argue? Write it down in Korean please since you look like master of Korean.)
They actually had a K-Dram of Jang Bogo - called Emperor of the Seas
I loved that show.
It was my first introduction to Asian historical dramas and the only one I physically own. When I saw this title pop up I was a bit shocked!
Dude I Ioved this episode!! What a great legacy Jang Bogo left in East Asia. Btw the memorial stele from the Enryakuji states (judging from the photo in the video), "Cheonghaejin Daesa Jang Bogo Stele".
thank you very much
please more Korea history video please i love the contents bro
There's a drama called "Emperor of the Sea" or Sea God featuring his story. Must watch!
I am empressed about your details about asian history! Can you make a video of Gwanggaeto of goguryeo?
to have memorials in 3 separate countries in ancient times... what a badass.
Out of all the history channels I've seen, you're the only one covering more "obscure" topics of Korean history (outside of Korean language YT of course). Most of them just talk about Hangul and how great it is
Yo, can you do Gung-Ye and Wang-Geon too! That story is dramatic! Plus do not forget about drama from 2000 called King Wang-Geon.
Or later baekje king!
@@Samperor Gyeon Hwon the man. Gungye, Wang Geon and Gyeon Hwon, the big three leaders of later three kingdoms Korea.
Keep up with the videos CJ! Your channel is easily one of my top 5 alongside Kings and General, HistoryMarche, Epic HistoryTV and Invicta.
fun facts:
1) Where and what Jang Bogo did during his service with Tang?
-> He participated in fighting against rebelling provinces later became Qi/Je (齊) Dynasty, which was short lived (765-819) and founded by Goryeo (Goguryeo) faction at Shandong peninsula. Qi allied with Jin (Balhae) and installed Goryeo monarch system instead of following Chinese system.
2) Who were the pirates?
-> An Lushan rebellion was major event that caused collapse of economy in Tang and surrounding nations. By early 800s, the largest pirate portion was from Silla who were funded by Silla coastal feudal lords. Pirates were also involved in slave trade, kidnapping people from Tang, Silla, and Japan, then sold at the market located in places such as Qi or other provinces where Tang court doesn't have much power.
3) Later famous Japanese pirates were originally created to protect themselves against Silla pirates. After Silla pirates disappear over time, Japan clans who were given the role of protecting the coast became pirates themselves to gain wealth. (historically notable pirates groups were Silla -> Jurchen -> Japan)
While helping Woo-Jing to his throne, Jang's army of 5000 men faught against 100000 men strong Shilla central army on the plains of Dalgubul(modern day Daegu) and won. Killing more than half of their foe.
Not sure about killing half of the men.
@@Samperor the record says so
So Jang is just the Korean name for Chang. Even the written word is the same. I wouldn’t have known this without this channel
Zhang
There are two major Romanization systems for Korean, the one Seoul uses today (Revised Romanization) would use Jang but the older system used by the USA government during the Korean War (McCune Reischauer - which as an American I dislike immensely) would spell it Chang for the name 장. Chang 창 with a hard 'ch' sound would be spelled Chang in the RR system and Ch'ang in the McR system.
Jang = Zhang in Chinese
I am an indonesian chinese my surname is cai and my neighbourh is a korean expat with surname choi , i found later that our surrname is same but different spelling
Awesome video! This really deserves more views...
Can you make a video about the dragons in east asia? Or a video about asian dragons and western dragons.
From a macro-historical perspective, Jang Bogo is another example of how peace in the Northeast Asian region and strong Korea go hand in hand. In other words, when Korea is strong, there is peace in the area, and when there is peace in the area, Korea benefits. That is why peace is profitable to Koreans, unlike how instability and conflict are profitable to Japan and China.
It's not because Koreans are inherently better people or because they are more just. The geopolitical situations of the countries is such that Korea thrives in peace while the others thrive in conflict. Which is exactly why in order for the region to be more stable, Korea should get stronger and in order for Korea to be stronger there should be stability in the region (hear that, US policy makers? Not that their priority is peace in the area, even for one moment, which is exactly the problem.)
Too bad that China and Japan's self interests are always at odds with this, which make them profitable at the expense of its neighbours and the general instability in the region.
Good analysis. I have had similar thoughts like this. Like when China was instable and weak throughout history, the entire East Asian region was generally in decline. But when China was stable and prosperous/powerful (like Tang), East Asia was generally the same as well. Similar situation with Korea in the more specific region of Northeast Asia. When Korea was stable and prosperous/powerful (let's say Koguryo at its height or early Joseon), then the surrounding region was generally peaceful and stable as well. When Korea was unstable and weak though, similar to when China was weak, generally bad things go down not only in the country itself but also the surrounding region.
Nah..instability only bring profit & benefits to the Japanese & west especially USA..they need war & chaos to sell theirs weapons & collecting protection fee from Japan, Korea & Taiwan..if u are Korean u know damn well what the foreigners powers evil intentions & had did to East Asia country's & it's people's..& ofc the Japanese love the instability in Asia because it will benefit him greatly a lot in term of economy & military after theirs failed conquest to colonized China, Korea & whole South East Asia..thus the jap need to paint China as a wolf but it is a big lie because history had proven many times that China are not a aggressor & warlike country &nation..the most disappointing & laughable is u are pointing yr finger accusing China but the reality is u south Korea who caused instability in East Asia region by inviting the damn colonial powers & providing them military bases to threatening ur own brotherly neighbouring countries especially to China..when history had proven many times but u people's still willing to collude with the USA & the worst the Nippon..so much of the so called stability are u B.S. at
What about today when Korea is split in half?
I came from " Emperor of the Sea" .He was such inspirational figure
i remember the sea god kdrama in my kid days i learn from that about jang bogo
I would love to see one on Yeon Gaesomun sometime. Again I’m loving the Korean history series, great work!
Could you perhaps do one on General Gyebaek or Yushin?? 👀👀
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It is interesting bc Jang Bogo was barely covered from foreign youtubers
Translation: "Interesting Jang Bogo is a subject that hadn't been covered by non-Korean TH-camrs."
그래, 저와 같은 외국인들이 한국의 역사 문화에 관심이 더 증가하고 있습니다. 사실은 언어 때문에 배우기가 힘듭니다. 한국에대 해 알고 싶다면 한국어를 배워야 되거나 한국어 하는 사람들이 영어 잘 해야 합니다. 아쉽지만 이런 내용 방송이 영어로 더 있다면 한국적인 관심이 또 있을 거 같습니다.
Thank you for good video
Fact check: he was never considered a god in korea, only in china and japan. He was considered to be a traitor for a long time in korea thats why there isn’t a single temple or a shrine built for or by him, only in japan and china.
Not really. In Goryeo(918-1392) dinasty, he was treated as a brave admiral and were worshiped by the navys. In Kim Bu-sik(Goryeo statesman and writer) 's book Samguksagi (The History of the Three Kingdoms of Korea), he was written as a great general. In Josen dynasty , Jang bogo was considered as a loyalist.
God/Spirit has a lot of meanings when translated from the Korean '신' I imagine that in the Korean Shamanistic pantheon he would be in the category of 'Daejang' or General Spirits/Gods, but I am not a 무당 shaman so I can't verify that. He likely would be a heroic spirit called upon or channeled to grant safe passage during ocean journeys, for fortune in business transactions, for good fishing hauls, and in battle against naval enemies.
@@반박시맞음 look at his pfp, his opinion doesnt matter
Emperor of the sea...Korean drama is based on this. .it used to aired in DD around 2008
he should have established his own dynasty
Epic video dude!
Type 209 class diesel- electric submarines are indeed export submarines from Germany but built under license in various countries.
wow your pronunciation of korean names is quite good
I have a strong feeling this channel is later gonna cover General Kang Kam-Chan.
Damn, that's tragic. What a guy!
Also I'm super happy learn about this!
The KBS did aired some fictional version of the character, play by Choi under the title " Dragon of the Sea " in 2007
There is a recent drama too. Emperor of the Sea. It is a must-see. It's pretty good. There are some clip on youtube.
Very cool. I watch his figure movie 5 years ago...
David chang is actually related to him
Maybe made few trips to Mongolia, Vietnam, And Singapore
Emperor of the Sea is a much watch drama about his life and downfall.
Yeah he was more of a trade prince of east asia. Incredibly successful global CEO.
Oh yes, that is a great historical drama. In English, it is called the Emperor of the Sea and originally in Korean the name is 해신, the literal translation being Sea God or God of the Sea. It is amongst the must watch Korean historical drama TV shows, along with Taejo Wang Geon, Heo Jun, Dae Janggeum (in English, Jewel in the Palace), Dong Yi, Tears of the Dragon (in Korean, 용의 눈물), Jumong, The Immortal Yi Sunshin, Dae Joyong, and Jeong Dojeon, among some other great historical drama shows that I can not remember.
Bogo in Canadian means crazy good.
That's funny and cool but Canadian? That's not a language. Haha
@@yaleyoon6856 Mayby they have some originale words
Good point
Kratos:
Finally a worthy opponent our battle shall be legendary.
please cover the chinese deities also. Not much is known about them.
Interesting history account. Thanks. Surname '张‘ also is common with Chinese people.
Jang bogo was not his real birth name since he was a slave decent. If memory serves me right, he change it in China. Perhaps he got it from tang official or something.
@@Samperor OK thank you.
Because it’s a Chinese surnames, like majority of the surnames used in Korea
@@hwasiaqhan8923 Yeah. It was not his real Surname to begin with. He didn't have one since he was a slave. I'm surprised people just didn't make up a surname for themselves.
@@Samperor Well Koreans were very obsessed with Chinese culture, the Korean royalty had their own surnames but they changed to Chinese surnames.
It'd be great if you guys talked about Africa's history of trade with China. Zanzibar and the kingdoms of South East Africa were known to have directly traded goods with east Asia.
Oh??? Since when???
How the heck could they even interact with each other?!
@@shanedoesyoutube8001 If you happen to look up Zheng He his travels wasn't limited to the Pacific Ocean, his fleet went to the west as well
I'm really digging this. That was theril
What made his legacy stick so well Even when he never became an aristocrat? Was it more the prosperity that happened because of him or that he was really liked? It sounds like people wrote quite a bit about him.
Aristocracy was bloodline thingy in ancient Asia especially Japan and Korea.
@@ytn00b3 You mean the world
@@عليياسر-ذ5ب not the entire world.
@@ytn00b3 The world is ruled only by the rich
Korean subtitles please ..ㅠㅠ
Isn’t this base of the k drama show emperor of the sea?
yup
Emperor of the sea lovers ❤️😍✨🤗
Awesome video! Speaking of East Asia being connected, what was the Tang’s relationship like with the neighbors to their southwest, like Tibet and Pyu?
I believe Burma(Pyu) send group of embassadors and musicians during Tang dynasty.
@@aungphyoko1214 Thanks 😄. If you have any recommendations of where I can learn more, let me know!
They are family..Tang Princess Wen Cheng also married to Tibetan king
US！Unified Silla！骨干？
Where is your Three Kingdoms bro? Promised me last year. Til now no Three kingdoms.
He said in a community post several weeks ago that he will make videos on the Chinese three kingdoms sometime in the middle of this year (so during the summer, I guess).
I haven't forgotten my promise. The videos are coming before the middle of the year is over. It is going to be a long series, so I want to cover other countries before dwelling on 3k for an extended period.
Be patient. It takes time to make a video.
Would be nice to have an episode on the native tribes from the Siberian Far east to the Bering straits. Did those native tribes especially in the Bering straits Chukchi peninsula artic region have any contact with ancient Japan, China or any of the ancient Korean kingdoms. Map - ansipra.npolar.no/english/Indexpages/Map_index.html
Not a specialist in korean history, but whenever I watch a video about the topic, there are always corrupt aristocrats cockblocking actually talented people. Same thing with Admiral Yin, too. Guess Japan was lucky to have them sidelined by the samurai class, maybe...
Corrupted aristocrats back stabbing talented individuals happened all over the world. Chinese aristocrats back stabbed many talented generals and even Roman empire did similar thing to great generals like Stilicho.
Yeah I know what you mean but this doesn't happen all the time in Korean history, just in specfic cases in specific time periods. Please don't think it's some kind of common occurrence in Korean history, it's no different than other histories. Like the person wrote above, it's most definitely not just a thing in Korean history but throughout all of history.
@@bloodmure1 Of course. The problem is that I know more about history of other parts of the world and the incidents of ‘corrupt aristocrats blocking talented people’ get diluted among all the other stuff I have knowledge. With Korea, I know very little, and this kind of thing happens to occur often in the incidents I know. Time to learn more, I guess.
So true. Its all jealously.
Samurais are no aristocrats
It's always make me wondered, why Asian always called Ancient when they clearly more advanced than other continents, while Europe at that time always called middle age?
Middle age was a term brought out by western historians to explain the unique history of Europe. Asian history doesn't really use the term the Middle age seriously. Each country just name their "ages" by their own standards so how they call a certain "age" or "era" is usually not the same.
It's pronounced SHI-la, not Sil-LA.
No its sil-la. If its 'Shi' you have to write it as '쉬'.But instead it is '신'.
@@반박시맞음 no, we both know alphabetically it's written as sin-la but it's pronounced much closer to shilla than silla.
No its Silla.I'm Korean and I know how to speak my own language.
When you write it in hangeul, Its 신라.(Sinla). But due to 유음화, a phonological phenomenon when ㄴ is effected by ㄹ, Its pronounced as Sil-la.And for 시, It is pronounced as si, whem Shi is written aa 쉬.
@@mikeyu5769 I have never heard a Korean pronounce 신라 as "silla." I've only ever heard "SHilla" and I've spent 10 years studying Korean and taking history classes from both Caucasian and Korean professors.
This is so funny he was a god in korea just because he was in China wow and i just noticed congrats on 49k subscribers
When they us god, i think it means expert from how i received it. Like it did so well tgat he was a badass.
He was not a god because he was in china. He was a god because he eliminated the pirates.
Thanks mate!
@@silversurfer2977 so it was not because he killed the god of war. 🤯
He is more of a local deity than a actual GOD. He maybe worshipped by the locals time to time, but never really treated as an actual almighty god of entire Koreans. Most Koreans don't even know there is a dedicated shrine for him.
China was like ancient U.S.
all superpowers were/are like that, mixing pots. the tang had people from all over visit it, rome too had all kinds of people from neighboring states visit it and study in its schooling system. people think china now is homogeneous, its just the result of a really old melting pot of peoples. original chinese were literally just a couple of tribes near the yellow river who would, over millennia, mix with all the peoples of the lands they conquered/absorbed.
@@mxn1948 Yet the Chinese have more homogeneous male DNA make up than Koreans, Japanese, vietnamese and pretty much all of its neighbors
Wumao coming son 😂😂
how did koreans and chinese communicate in ancient times? english? that's how we do it in modern times?
Did I miss something? When was he a prince of China and japan? He wasn’t even a prince in Korea, just the husband of a princess..
And the way I understand it, he was about to drag the country into a a civil war just for his own benefit. Doesn’t sound very heroic to me.
He's Korean version of Communist :D
You mean the ancestor of the North Korean Kims???
@@shanedoesyoutube8001 👍
WTF
@@stevenbaksh5545 ??
@@ironheart5830 why is he the Korean version of communist
Yan Sung Shin actually a Chinese and got place in the heart of every Korean people..
I'm sorry but who is Yan Sung Shin? I never heard of that person.
Thats Enoch.