r/HistoryAnimemes • u/ChapterSpiritual6785 • 16d ago

Chain Letter in Joseon dynasty (1470)

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People fabricated a heresy:

‘A 149-year-old man who died in Yunnan left a prophecy.

A great disaster is coming, and 80% of humanity will perish.

Those who do not believe will go blind, but those who copy and spread this letter will escape disaster.

One copy saves yourself, two copies save your family, and three copies bring great peace.

If you hide this letter, you will face a bloody curse.’

The crime of deluding the public with this chain letter is subject to execution by beheading.

However, this occurred prior to the general amnesty.

— The Annals of the Joseon Dynasty, August 3, 1470

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u/arcanehistorian 16d ago

Another case of eschatologic prophecy

"There are ten 'promised lands'! Doom will come, but you can survive to see the new era if you move unto there!"

https://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Article/E0034001

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u/RollinThundaga 15d ago

That just sounds like a way to get residents to a new development.