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v Preface vii Introduction 1 1 The Military Coup 9 2 Myŏngjong’s Reign 28 3 The Ch’oe House: Military Institutions 54 4 Civil Structure and Personnel: Ch’oe Ch’unghŏn and Ch’oe U 70 5 Civil Structure and Personnel: Ch’oe Hang and Ch’oe Ŭi 94 6 Peasants and Lowborns 110 7 Buddhism under the Military 131 8 Land and Other Economic Issues 148 9 The Ch’oe Dilemma 165 Appendixes 191 Notes 209 Bibliography 241 Index 251 CONTENTS ...

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