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> If the Korean people recognise Lee as King, why not? What makes you think they do? The Joseon dynasty, which Lee claims to be the heir to, never ruled over
by duskwuff 5y ago
> If the Korean people recognise Lee as King, why not?
What makes you think they do?
The Joseon dynasty, which Lee claims to be the heir to, never ruled over modern South Korea. It fell out of power when Korea became a vassal state to Japan in 1910, and was no longer extant when South Korea regained independence in 1945. The last member of that dynasty died without issue; to claim that a distant relative of his is now the "king of Korea" is a distinctly minority viewpoint.
- tialaramex 5y agoAh, was that part unclear? Sorry. I don't think they would at all. This is the biggest obstacle to creating new monarchs. Maybe I should have made it more obvious that this was entirely a "What-if?" conjecture.