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Sociology
Nobility
Confucianism
Sarmatism
Poland
Lithuania
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Abstract
In this paper, the administration and dynamic cultures resulting from the disputed past, high ideals and challenges faced by the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth’s and Korea’s nobilities, along with their “Sarmatic” and Confucian frameworks are analyzed, with the evolving identities of Joseon’s and Rzeczpospolita’s Szlachta and Yangban social strata, their respective opponents, and the pragmatic realities that affected their status and activities, being within the center of inquiry.
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