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Salim played active parts in the first half of 16th century in Chosun Dynasty. By the way, Chungju is meaningful, in that Salim had their bases more and more in Chunju. People who had been damaged from Kimyosawha under the 14th year of Jungjong dominion, gathered in Chungju. We might call those people Chungju Salim, for instance, Lee Yeonkyoung, Lee Yakbing, Lee Ja, Kim Sepil, Pak Sang, etc., They discussed about advanced studies of China, getting ready for a new period. Two of them were typical of Chungju Salim, who gained similar reputations. They had to retire to their native place, Chungju, after Kimyosawha, but their lives after that were different. Lee Yeonkyoung lived a retired life in quiet. Nonetheless, his disciples started to play leading parts in the politics of Salim. However, Lee Yakbing was unwilling to resign from major politics. As a result, he was caught up in political events. Furthermore, his son and all of his disciples were caught up in 'ChunjuOk(충주옥)' and were damaged. 'ChungjuOk' was an event which Soyun(소윤) set up to eliminate Dayun(대윤). The damage was so severe that Chungju became nearly empty. However, people who had been damaged proved to be innocent right after Seonjo's(선조) accession to the throne. Furthermore, as the politics of Salim opened up, Chungju Salim was revaluated.

'Min' is defined, in the middle age section of ChosunJunsa, not only as the dominant class which fulfill the class-struggle to obtain the autonomy from the feudal ruling-classes' exploitation but also as the subject of the anti-imperialistic struggle trying to protect the national sovereignty. As for the anti-imperialistic struggle of 'Min', there has been no serious change because of its single purpose of protecting sovereignty. As for the class-struggle, however, it seems that there was a serious change. Before the Koryo Dynasty, class-struggle's main purpose was the liberation from the personal subordination. After the Chosun Dynasty, however, it was the liberation from the economic exploitation. This change might be seen as the expanding process of Min's autonomy. Nevertheless any other concrete examples of the process cannot be found. This is due to the historical perspective of ChosunJunsa : evaluating every struggle from the viewpoint of Min's immature class-consciousness.