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This is a research book on the local military system during the late Goryeo and early Joseon periods.
Generally, the late Goryeo period is perceived as a state virtually without an army due to the collapse of its military. This perception is understandable, given that the government was forced to evacuate because it could not stop bandits (such as the Red Turbans). Furthermore, the inability to stop Japanese pirates forced countless people from the south to leave their homes. Consequently, the logic has been constructed that Goryeo was a state without an army, and therefore the ruling class at
Oh Jong-rok: Research on the Local Military System in the Late Goryeo and Early Joseon Periods
The international environment of the late Goryeo and early Joseon periods caused the local military system and changes in the national defense system, which emerged from the necessity of military and national defense, to lead changes in the local administrative system. This book holds academic significance in that it elucidates this.
Korean title: 여말선초 지방군제 연구
Korean author: 오종록
Korean publisher: 국학자료원
ISBN-13: 9788927908739
Reviews
This is a research book on the local military system during the late Goryeo and early Joseon periods.
Generally, the late Goryeo period is perceived as a state virtually without an army due to the collapse of its military. This perception is understandable, given that the government was forced to evacuate because it could not stop bandits (such as the Red Turbans). Furthermore, the inability to stop Japanese pirates forced countless people from the south to leave their homes. Consequently, the logic has been constructed that Goryeo was a state without an army, and therefore the ruling class at
