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Society was ruled by the yangban, who constituted 10% of the population and had several privileges. [2] Slaves were of the lowest standing. During this period, the clan structure became stricter and bloodline was of utmost importance. Family life was regulated by law, strictly enforcing Confucian rituals.
The yangban (Korean: 양반; Hanja: 兩班) were part of the traditional ruling class or gentry of dynastic Korea during the Joseon period. The yangban were mainly composed of highly educated civil officials and military officers—landed or unlanded aristocrats who individually exemplified the Korean Confucian form of a "scholarly official".
The clan was a prominent yangban family during Korea's late Joseon dynasty.. Five Jongmyo scholars, and 2 Prime Ministers, Jo Hyeon-myeong and Jo In-yeong, were produced.A Crown Princess who was posthumously honored as Queen, Queen Hyosun (the wife of Crown Prince Hyojang) and another Crown Princess who was posthumously honored as Queen Dowager, Queen Sinjeong (the wife of Crown Prince Hyomyeong).
The Yangban were a ruling class of political and artistic elites in Korea’s Joseon dynasty, which endured for over five centuries (until 1910, when Japan’s 35-year occupation of Korea began).
Yi's mother was a concubine; his family line goes back to Grand Prince Gwang-pyeong, who was 5th son of Sejong the Great. Yi's family was one of the yangban families that became military-based as the literary civil service exam became harder to pass. [2] In 1879, Yi Bum-jin passed the literary examination. [1]
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The clan was a prominent yangban family during Korea's Joseon dynasty. [1] According to the research held in 2015, the number of the Wonju Won clan was 126,677.
During the Joseon era, the Pyongsan Shin family developed into one of many yangban families. As other yangban of the time, members of the Pyongsan Shin clan successfully passed the gwageo, or the national civil service examinations. There was no hereditary aristocracy in Korea during the Joseon era, as the bureaucracy was filled by tested and ...