History of Far East

Korean peninsula = strategic region : Japan's view : Korean peninsula = foothold to Asia Mainland's view : Korean = bridgehead to Pacific (Japan)

Admiral Sunshin Lee was born on 8 March, 1545, at Geuncheun-Dong, Seoul, as the third of four children of Jeung Lee. It is told that his mother had a very auspicious dream when she laid him. His first name, Sunshin which means a good subject, was given...

Dangun is the mythical founder of Korea . The oldest existing record of the foundation myth involving him appears in the Samguk Yusa , a 13th-century collection of legends and stories. Story Dangun's ancestry begins with his grandfather Hwanin (환인; 桓因;),...

Wei Man (衛滿 Pinyin : Wei4 man3 Wiman/위만 in Korean ) was a Chinese general who established the Wiman Joseon kingdom in northwestern Korea in the 2nd century BC. He was the first figure in the history of Korea who was recorded in documents of the same age....

Annals of the Danguns are recorded in Gyuwon Sahwa and Hwandan Gogi . Gyuwon Sahwa is a credible historical record written in 1675 , which is based on earlier records that are now lost. Hwandan Gogi is considered as a blasphemy, which describes Korean...

Rulers of Gija Joseon List according to Book of Roots of House Seonwu of Taewon This list cannot be reconciled to any significant degree with Dangun Rulers one, aside from the fact that there is a period of time at the very end that the Danguns do not...

Wiman Joseon/위만조선/衛滿朝鮮 ( 194 BC - 108 BC ) was the continuation of Go-Joseon , founded by Wiman .Wiman was originally a refugee from the Chinese state of Yan . He succeeded in driving out King Jun of Go-Joseon and taking over the throne. He made the capital...

Buyeo (? 239 BC - 494 ) Buyeo is believed to have risen from the areas of Joseon in 2nd-3rd century BC. They claimed the inheritance of Joseon, and the rulers continued to use the titles of Tanje or the emperor. According to some accounts, Buyeo was divided...

JIN - An ancient Korean state or league of tribal states, located in southern Korea.Jin was active in the last half of the first millenium BCE. Little of substance is known of it, and the degree of authority able to be exerted by Jin monarchs over local...

The Sea Battles (The Korea-Japan War) 1. Yosu and Imjinwaeran We can find the historical records about Yosu area from the period of the three Kingdoms, the period when Korea was divided into the three countries from 4C to 7C. The town name, Yosu, has...