King Hyojong ordered them to build muskets for the army, providing muskets to the Koreans for the first time after the Seven Year War (1592-1598).
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When the novelty of their capture was still fresh, the Dutchmen had been brought to the royal palace in Seoul, as a kind of novelty item for the king.
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36 of the 64 members of the crew survived the shipwreck, and the men were promptly taken into custody and sent to Seoul (where the king was Hyojong of Joseon, who ruled from 1649 to 1659).
150 Joseon musketeers, along with 3,000 Manchus, met Russian army at the Battle of Hutong (Hangul : 호통 Hanja : 好通), present-day Yilan), which was won by the Qing-Joseon allied forces.
Joseon | Hyojong of Joseon | Jeongjo of Joseon | Yeongjo of Joseon | Taejong of Joseon | Sejo of Joseon | Taejo of Joseon | Seongjong of Joseon | Injo of Joseon | Hyeonjong of Joseon | Danjong of Joseon | Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty | Myeongjong of Joseon | Joseon ''tongsinsa'' | Joseon Navy |