1801, on a ship bound for Jeju.

A 29-year-old woman was holding her two-year-old son.

It is said that she presented jewelry to the boatman. What did she ask for?

The laws of Joseon forbade women from being exiled.

Nevertheless, countless women left for the island.

The exile of men left behind books. What did the exile of women leave behind?

Play this before you fall asleep. It is a story of Joseon that is pleasant to listen to with your eyes closed.

· According to the law, 100 strokes of the cudgel and a fine — women were not exiled

· The women by Jeong Yak-yong's side: his concubine Lady Jeong and his daughter Hong-im

· While Chusa Kim Jeong-hui was complaining about the side dishes, his wife in Yesan was ill

· Hong Yun-ae, the Jeju woman who died protecting an exile, and the tombstone 30 years later

· The Queen Dowager's mother who brewed and sold liquor in Jeju — the origin of 'Moju'

· The deposed Crown Prince and his wife who dug a tunnel for 26 days inside a thorny fence

· Court lady Hye-yeong who left for Dancheon, Hamgyeong-do without knowing the reason

· 『Geongeoji』, the record of exile left by the mother who followed her sons to Jeju

· Yu Seom-i, who became a government slave in Geoje at the age of nine, and the three siblings scattered across three islands

· And the hills of Chujado and the 37 years in Daejeong, Jeju — Jeong Nan-ju

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📌 Timeline

00:00 On the boat bound for Jeju (Opening)

01:09 The law forbade sending women into exile

03:47 A man's life in exile — Jeong Yak-yong and his concubine, Lady Jeong

05:46 The wife left behind — Chusa's Hangeul letter

07:34 The woman who loved an exile — Hong Yun-ae

09:39 The Queen Dowager's mother brews liquor

11:16 The couple inside the thorn fence

13:09 The court lady who left without knowing the reason

15:33 The mother who followed her son — 『Geongeoji』

18:45 Exile at the age of nine — Yu Seom-i

20:55 The mother on the boat — Jeong Nan-ju

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📚 References

· 『Daemyungnyul』 Myeongnye-yul 「Crimes against Gongakhogeupbuin」

· 『Seongjong Sillok』 Seongjong Year 11 (1480), October / 『Injo Sillok』 Injo Year 1 (1623), May 22 / *Annals of King Jungjong*, Article regarding the Incident of the Jakseo in the 22nd Year of King Jungjong (1527)

· Jo Su-mi, "A Study on the Reality of Exile for Female Exiles in the Joseon Dynasty — Related Regulations, Cases, and Realities," Journal of Korean Classical Studies 67 (2024)

· Lady Heo, Bunseonggunbuin, Geongeoji (1715) / Choi Ji-nyeo, "The Journey of Exile Following My Son: *Geongeoji*"

· Lady Yi of Hansan, Gohaengnok

· Ha Gyeom-rak, *Saheonyujip*, "Mun of the Wife and Son of the King"

· Lee Suk-in, "Annals of the Joseon Family" (2024) / Digital Jeju Culture Encyclopedia · Digital Seogwipo Culture Encyclopedia

· Uriyeoknet, "Conflicting Fates: The Court Lady Who Received the King's Favor and the Court Lady Who Was Expelled"

· Actual Historical Materials and Sites in the Screen: Daemyungnyul*, Gangjin Dasancho-dang, *Mokminsimseo*, Kim Jeong-hui's *Sehando (partial), Chusa's Hangul Letter, Hong Yun-ae's Tomb Guide Monument, Chusa's Exile Site in Jeju, *Injo Sillok*, *Geongeoji*, Yu Cheo-ja's Tomb in Geoje, Hwang Sa-yeong's Silk Letter (facsimile), Chujado's Cross of Tears, Jeong Nan-ju's Tomb

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🎨 Additional Explanation

· The story that Jeong Nan-ju handed jewelry to the boatman and left her child on a hill in Chujado is not a historical record but an oral tradition compiled in 1977. The only information remaining in the court ruling is that "the wife was a government slave of Daejeong-hyeon, Jeju, and the two-year-old son was a government slave of Chujado."

· The fact that Hong Yun-ae gave birth to a daughter, and the backstory of Jeong Yak-yong's concubine, Lady Jeong, and her daughter, are also treated only at the level of "traditional" due to the scarcity of surviving records.

· The claim that the true culprit behind the Incident of the Forged Document (1527) was Kim An-ro's son was first raised in a petition in 1532 and was accepted in 1541 when the title of Prince Bokseong was restored.

· Eoeuludong was not exiled. Although the legal penalty was "100 strokes of the cudgel and 2,000 li of exile," the court imposed a heavier punishment.

· Some scenes and illustrations in this video were created using AI.

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