Korean Historian Rewrites History

Text on the meme

*Korean historian* *Falls off his horse* "Don't write that down in the record." "King Taejong fell from his horse. He then asked not to be recorded in the record."

What it means

A Korean historian writes down that King Taejong fell from his horse, while the king asks him not to record the embarrassing incident. The joke is that the historian preserves the embarrassing truth anyway, mocking attempts to control historical records. EN: A Korean historian writes down that King Taejong fell from his horse, while the king asks him not to record the embarrassing incident. The joke is that the historian preserves the embarrassing truth anyway, mocking attempts to control historical records.

Who

King Taejong (Тэджон)

Objects

Korean king / корейский король historian / историк horse / лошадь traditional Korean robe / традиционная корейская одежда traditional royal headwear / традиционный королевский головной убор beard / борода historical record / историческая запись speech caption / текстовая подпись white background / белый фон