An Outline History of Korean Historiography

@article{Choe1980AnOH,
  title={An Outline History of Korean Historiography},
  author={Yŏng-ho Ch'oe},
  journal={Korean Studies},
  year={1980},
  volume={4},
  pages={1 - 27}
}
Korea has a long history of historiography.* There are many references to historical records kept during the Three Kingdoms period, but none of these records have survived, making it difficult for us to know the nature of historiography in ancient Korea. The oldest histories still extant are the Samguk sagi and the Samguk yusa, compiled during the Koryŏ dynasty. Although these two works are indispensable in understanding the history of the three ancient kingdoms, the former has been severely… Expand
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