Ancient Korean History
 History of Korea
Restoration of
Korean (yi) imperial history
I am not exaggerating or making a claim without due evidence.
There are those in Korea who believe that Korea was once a vast,
continental empire, virtual overlords in East Asia both culturally and
militarily. In fact, I am a believer and proponent of this
historiographical school. This version of Korean history has always
been around, but the movement really began to pick up steam during
the last decade. Presently, the proponents of this history are beginning
to challenge the Korean historiographical establishment in earnest.
But the biggest shortcomings of this movement has been that they are
not really attempting to go overseas with their version of history,
thus unknowingly abetting the continued dominance of the established
view in the international stage of Korean history. The point of this
page is not to claim that this version is inherently correct or superior,
but merely relate to the other historiographical establishments that
there are other ways people are looking at Korean history, a sort of
a general overview of Korean history seen in a different light.
Since the area of specialization of this page is ancient history,
this page covers Korean (yi) history from 3898 BC, when the
first Yi (not Yi dynasty) empire was established, to 926 AD, the date
Palhae fell and ended Korea's history as a continental power.
It is ancient history that has been the subject of much heated debate
in Korea, and it is when this nationalist camp claims Korea (yi) was
an empire. The thesis will basically introduce the major political,
military, and social events that happened during the period (3898 BC-926 AD)
as seen by minjoksagwan. I repeat, I do not want to claim that this version
is inherently correct, since this is merely an introduction, nor am I saying
I represent the whole nationalist camp. This is just another view of Korean history.
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