A Flying Dragon
Robinson, Tony / Ji, Minsun
Yi Seong-gye (1335-1408) began life as an obscure warrior of Koreäs borderlands,
but rose to overthrow the 500-year Goryeo dynasty and become King Taejo, who founded
the 518-year Joseon dynasty, Koreäs final royal lineage and the longest lasting
Confucian dynasty in history. King Taejös momentous life intersected with watershed
East Asian developments: the collapse of the Mongol Empire in Korea, the rise of
Chinäs brilliant Ming dynasty,...