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A preoccupation with the emerging Ming later siphoned off Mongol resources permitting a modicum of independence for the Koryo populace during the 1300s. This minor reprieve from total dominance was nevertheless offset by coastal incursions from Japanese pirates and far-reaching land reforms that struck at the very heart of the agrarian culture. Buddhist institutions, having merged politics with its status as a state religion, along with the landed aristocracy, fell prey to this restructuring. However, the final nail in Koryo’s coffin was hammered in by the influence of Neo-Confucianism.7 Strict ethical values riding on the back of conservative doctrine eroded the supremacy of the nobility and that of abusive Buddhist monks. Once a bastion of strength, the power of the aristocracy in tandem with that of religious leaders began to crumble.
By the late 1300s, the virtuous effects of Buddhism had spun out of control, poisoning the upper echelons of Koryo government with potential leaders required to become Buddhist monks as a prerequisite to kingship. Against this backdrop of social upheaval rose Song Gye Yi, an illustrious general who was destined to unalterably transform the complexion of the nation. The last of the Koryo monarchs, against the will of the people, ordered Yi to mount an attack on Ming forces garrisoned in Manchuria. With the unanimous support of the general populace, Yi refused, lying siege to the capital instead. The siege resulted in the ousting of the unpopular ruler and the establishment by Song Gye Yi of the Chosun Dynasty, the most enduring nation-state in Korean history.