Vlog#52: Have you heard about Hwan Hyang Nyeo?

Chosun was ruthlessly slaughtered by Qing dynasty in 1636. At the time, the population of Chosun was around 10 million, and the number of Chosun people kidnapped was 500,000. The Qing dynasty kidnapped ladies and demanded them for captive exchange money. The abducted women returned to Chosun, but their returning was not welcomed and the discrimination was so cruel.

"If you have already lost your incision, your husband and your conscience have been cut off, and you will not be able to reprove them and defile the wind of the army." - Chosun Kingdom Record -

And so shamelessly, the Chosun government legalized the law that those who were born in the women lost the qualification to apply for government jobs.

Hwan Hyang: Return to the original home
Hwang Hyang Nyeo: A woman who returns to her hometown

Unfortunately, Naver dictionary recognizes the women who have lost their fidelity and reveals their hurt without filtering. (I'm really shamed for that) They said that they had a difficult life in the Qing Dynasty, but their husbands made an appeal asking the king to divorce them. (At that time, the king was the right to legalize the divorce ) The discrimination against the women was not endless. The tragedy for them has been passed on and has created a continuing discrimination. The children born to the women who came back from their pregnancy called Horoja (胡虜子) and was riduculed. (Horo is the word to lower the northern barbarian Xiongnu) And this word changed into a horseshoe or a furrow later, and it has been transformed into a harsh word called 'Horseshoe' and 'Furess child'. Most of you have heard the word 'Hwa Nang Nyun'. It is a slang word to call a woman who does not have good conduct now, but it is a misnomer and reveals our shameful segment in the history.

When war occurs, widows, orphans and prisoners are always there. They are a scapegoat of the society, but they have been discriminated against over and over again.

However, these victims were not able to recover their position. I feel ashamed and "Sorrow". I have a desire that repeat this kind of mistake again, considering their pain.

References: p.158 ~ p.163 History e (book title), history channel e (author), book house (publisher)