A History of Korea

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Authors: Professor Kyung Moon Hwang

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A History of Korea

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A History of Korea

An Episodic Narrative

Kyung Moon Hwang

© Kyung Moon Hwang 2010

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Contents

List of Images and Boxes

Acknowledgments

Note on Romanization

Brief Chronology of Korean History

Map of Korea

Introduction

1       Kogury
and Ancient Korea

The Great Battle of Salsu River, 612

Ancient Korea and Kogury

The rise and fall of Kogury

Kogury
and Korean history

2       Queen S
nd
k and Silla’s Unification of Korea

Silla’s dispatch of a tribute embassy to China, 643

Buddhism and power

Legends of the unification

Silla’s “winning” features

3       The Unified Silla Kingdom

The assassination of Chang Pogo, 846

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