Tongguk t'onggam
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The Tongguk t'onggam, is a chronicle of the early history of Korea compiled by Sŏ Kŏjŏng and other scholars in the 15th century. Originally commissioned by King Sejo in 1446, it was completed under th
Several volumes of the Tongguk t'onggam
Tan'gun
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Tan'gun, also known as Tan'gun Wanggŏm, was the legendary founder and first king of Gojoseon, the first Korean kingdom. He founded the first kingdom around the northern part of the Korean Peninsula. H
Tongguk t'onggam
…which it may have been based have not survived. The Tongguk t'onggam is the earliest extant record to list the names of the rulers of Gojoseon after Dangun. Tongguk t'onggam uses an annal form. Tongguk t'onggam is organised into 382 passages, of which 178 were selected from existing documents. The rest was…
Portrait of Tan'gun (by Chae Yong-sin, 19–20th century)
A South Korean postage stamp in 1956 (Dangi 4289)
Mausoleum of Tangun, in Kangdong County, North Korea
Mansindo, early 19th c. Korean shamanic painting