sahwa means A series of political purges in the late 15th and 16th centuries, during which sarim scholars were persecuted by political rivals. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 100 out of 100.
Etymology
From Korean 사화 (sahwa).
noun
- A series of political purges in the late 15th and 16th centuries, during which sarim scholars were persecuted by political rivals.“Executed during the sahwa of 1722.”