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/ˈjaŋban/ · noun
(historical) A member of the ruling class of male Confucian intellectuals in Korea at and before the time of the Korean Empire..
One yangban, Yi Sŭng-hun, provided a new answer to this crisis of authority: while in Beijing serving as a diplomat, he was baptized a Catholic Christian and went home to propagate his faith.
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Yangban means (historical) A member of the ruling class of male Confucian intellectuals in Korea at and before the time of the Korean Empire..
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One yangban, Yi Sŭng-hun, provided a new answer to this crisis of authority: while in Beijing serving as a diplomat, he was baptized a Catholic Christian and went home to propagate his faith.
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