War_Hymn t1_ivocem4 wrote
Reply to comment by chronoboy1985 in Joseon, the predecessor of modern Korea(s) - Part 6: Queen Myeongseong (aka Queen Min) drives 20 years of opening and reform with her husband King Gojong, until her violent murder by the Japanese [1864-1905] by spinnybingle
It's all nationalistic propaganda and myth made after the fact. The truth is the samurai class exploited and brutalized the lower classes in their society at least as much as their contemporaries in other parts of the world. A samurai could literally execute a commoner at will and without trial. There's are reasons why the Meiji reformers sought to strip them of their powers.
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