Showing posts with label History. Show all posts
Showing posts with label History. Show all posts

Tuesday, 3 June 2014

ι™†ι€Š (δΈ‰ε›½) - Lu Xun from Three Kingdoms

Very ancient people, but recently with lots of help from google, wiki, and baike, I could dig abundant information about China's Three Kingdoms era, including those famous characters in the novel.

Lu Xun 
Came from prominent family, started his service under Sun Quan around 21 yrs old, married to Sun Ce's daughter (she was so not important, very ordinary, no interesting at all so perfectly none written about her), had two sons. From merely "clerical officer" became grand viceroy, later known for the one who caused Guan Yu's death (if I were Sun Quan I would clearly instruct my subordinates to throw him into jail and asked for many many gold, land, people, from Shu XD) .
Was said death of stress and agitation, since Sun Quan no longer trust him (I hate you Sun Quan!).
Read his short biography at Wiki or fans translated text.
Gosh I wish could understand Chinese ... from Baike

Some artists from qing dynasty tried to paint him, presumably close to the reality.


And here our KOEI's artwork nowadays ...


Sounds stupid but if only in the past camera had already invented. The problem is, there's nothing left during Three Kingdoms era for each generals' picture.

Used to love Wu over Shu and Wei (Jin excluded). But now I rather dislike Sun Quan for his mistrust to Lu Xun, even thou it's said he kinda regret it later.

Negative issues :
Was said ever did a raid / caused death of civilians just because to save himself from Cao Wei's army.
Whether you read the historical biography or the novel, it seems he was also a person who often praised people with ulterior motives. Don't know, may be only my opinion, but somehow I think it's a retributrion he should pay where Sun Quan mistrusted him and demoted him. Ha ha~

Poor fella .... hate his ending version :(

Saturday, 13 July 2013

[History] JOSEON Dynasty


Sometimes I think although historically China's dynasty was greater than Korean, somehow their period drama storyline isn't captivating enough, in term of popular-fictional-commercial purpose.

So, anyone following Sageuk dramas ? Famous Joseon era often hits the selling market,  no ? I tried to complied Joseon's kings through Wiki. For fun purpose only. Things concluded here are: Life is... continuation process of learning. Getting hard, getting harsh, gotta be smart and stronger. War has been always sad. Power, political, always create such troubles- because most human beings are blinded by those things. He he he .... Trying to be wise.

Let's begin!

JOSEON DYNASTY :
1. taejo 1392-1398
2. jeongjon 1398-1400
3. taejong 1400-1418 (tv: kim yeongcheol-king sejong's the great)
*jeongjon and taejong were brothers
4. sejong 1418-1450 (kim sangkyung-king sejong's the great)
5. munjong 1450-1462
6. danjong 1452-1455
7. sejo 1455-1468 (tv: princess man)
*sejo was danjong's uncle, munjong's brother, sejong's second son
8. yejong 1450-1469
9. seongjong 1457-1494 (tv: king and i)
*seongjong was nephew of yejong
10. yeonsangun 1494-1506 (tv: king and i)
11. jungjong 1506-1544 (tv: dae janggeum)
*yeonsangun and jungjong were brothers
12. injong 1544-1545
13. myeongjong 1545-1567
*injong and myeongjong were brothers
14. seonjo 1567-1608
*seonjo was half-nephew of myeongjong
15. gwanghaegun 1608-1623 (tv: lee byunghun-masquerade, lee sangyoon-goddess of fire)
16. injo 1623-1649 (tv: kim kapsoo-slave hunters, lee dokhwa-cruel palace war of flowers, kim changwan-ljimae)
*gwanghae and ijo were brothers
17. hyojong 1649-1659 (tv: grand prince borim-slave hunters)
18. hyeonjong 1659-1675 (tv: horse doctor)
19. sukjong 1674-1720 (tv: ji jinhe-dongyi, yoo inah-jang okbin) + concubine : inhyun, huibin jang (kim taehee, jang okjung), sukbin choe (han hyojoo-dongyi)
20. gyeongjong 1720-1724 (son of huibin jang)
21. yeongjo 1724-1776 (son of sukbin choe)
*gyeongjong and yeongjo were brothers
22. jeongjo 1776-1800 (tv: lee seojin-yi san, hyunbin-king's wrath)
23. sunjo 1800-1834
24. heonjong 1827-1849
25. cheoljong 1849-1864
26. gojong 1863-1907 (tv: empress myeongseong)
27. sunjong 1907-1910 - annexed by japan
(28) yiun 1897-1970
(29) yigu 1970-2005
(30) yiwon 2005-now   

Here comes some opinions on them :)
1. Lee Seojin as Yi San (King Jeongjo). One of the best K-Drama. Thou watching drama is actually about wasting time, killilng time, etc, but Yi San is worth all of it.
2. Kim Yeongcheol as King Sejo in Princess' Man. He really portrayed Sejo as a capable king and worthy ruler thou cruellll ... at least in the end he'd forgiven her daughter and son in law.
3. Never watched Dong Yi, but it seems Ji Jinhee portrayed King Sukjong quite good.