The Rise of Commerce and Sijeon Merchants in Late Joseon Korea: Economic Revolution That Transformed a Kingdom
The Rise of Commerce and Sijeon Merchants in Late Joseon Korea: Economic Revolution That Transformed a Kingdom The Rise of Commerce and Sijeon Merchants in Late Joseon Korea: Economic Revolution That Transformed a Kingdom Explore the dramatic commercial revolution of late Joseon Korea, where Sijeon merchants broke traditional barriers to create Korea's first modern market economy and challenge social hierarchies. Table of Contents 1. The Commercial Revolution That Transformed Late Joseon Korea 1.1 The Traditional Economic Foundation and Its Limitations 1.2 The Emergence of the Sijeon Merchant System 2. The Economic Boom of the 17th-18th Centuries 2.1 The Agricultural Foundation of Commercial Growth 2.2 The Rise of Monetary Economy and Credit Systems 3. The Social and Political Impact of Merchant Power 3.1 The Challenge to Confucian Social Order 3.2 Government Responses and Policy Adaptations 4. The Dec...
