Sadae
Sign in to save'''''' () is a Korean term which is used in pre-modern contexts. is a Confucian concept, based on filial piety, that describes a reciprocal hierarchical relationship between a senior and a junior, such as a tributary relationship. The term is used as a descriptive label for bilateral foreign relations between Imperial China and Joseon dynasty Korea. Korea's toward China was first employed by Silla in the 7th century, but it was not fully implemented until the Confucianization of Korea in the early Joseon dynasty. Korea's toward China from the 7th century to the 13th century was only nominal.
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- Sadaejuui: 20th-century reinterpretation
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'''''' () is a Korean term which is used in pre-modern contexts. is a Confucian concept, based on filial piety, that describes a reciprocal hierarchical relationship between a senior and a junior, such as a tributary relationship. The term is used as a descriptive label for bilateral foreign relations between Imperial China and Joseon dynasty Korea. Korea's toward China was first employed by Silla in the 7th century, but it was not fully implemented until the Confucianization of Korea in the early Joseon dynasty. Korea's toward China from the 7th century to the 13th century was only nominal.
describes a foreign policy characterized by the various ways a small country acknowledges the strength of a greater power like that of China. is made manifest in the actions of the weaker state as it conveys goodwill and respect through its envoys.