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고구려의 멸망, 동아시아 대전大戰과 고대사회의
Koguryo's Fall, Major East Asian Wars, and the Transformation of Ancient Societies In September 668, Koguryo's Pyongyang Castle fell. The ancient Korean kingdom had been swept up in internal turmoil since the death of the great general Yeon Gaesomun and could no longer withstand the fierce attacks by the Silla-Tang allied forces. Major areas had already surrendered or fallen to Silla and the Tang dynasty. Some forces of resistance remained and there was a series of movements to revive Koguryo, but they were not enough to rebuild a fallen kingdom. After lasting for more than seven hundred years, that kingdom disappeared into history.
Lee Jeong-bin (Professor, Department of History Education at Chungbuk National University)
조선후기 울릉도 수토 자료 「울릉도사적」과 『항길고택일기』
Records in Hanggil gotaek ilgi About Inspecting Ulleungdo To celebrate the month of Dokdo, the Northeast Asian History Foundation hosted an academic conference on October 24 to discuss "Jang Han-sang, Ulleungdo, and Dokdo." Academic discussions were held about the existing handwritten copy and the significance of the two additional copies of the record on Ulleungdo affairs titled "Ulleungdo sajeok" (鬱陵島事蹟) authored by Jang Han-sang (張漢相), a Joseon inspector of the island during King Sukjong's reign. The two additional copies were recently discovered by the Foundation at the Uiseong Jomunguk Museum, which assisted in announcing the discovery to the press. On the following day of October 25, a ceremony was held for the Gangneung Kim clan's donation of historical material to the Foundation that had previously been kept at Hanggil gotaek (恒吉古宅), the clan's old Hanggil residence. Ms. Kim Sang-rae and Mr. Kim Dong-wook attended the ceremony as members of the Gangneung Kim clan's Gamchalgong line to donate the entire collection of genealogical records as well as old books and documents that had been kept at Hanggil gotaek. Among the extensive collection was "Hanggil gotaek ilgi" (恒吉古宅日記), a series of almanacs that include records about patrolling the Korean island Ulleungdo.
Rhee Won-taek (Research fellow, NAHF Institute of Dokdo Research)
못다 핀 꽃,일본군‘위안부’ 피해자 할머니들의 끝나지 않은 미술 수업
"Flowers Unbloomed" Inspired by Art Lessons with Comfort Women Victims The year 2018 marks the seventy-third anniversary of Korea's liberation. It has also become the first year for the Korean government to designate and celebrate a memorial day for comfort women on August 14, the same day when Kim Hak-sun went public in 1991 about her past as a comfort woman. Kim's testimony encouraged other victims to speak up for the first time in half a century after the end of the war. The series of testimonies infused a breath of fresh air into a long-buried history. However, among those registered with the Korean government as a comfort women victim, only twenty-seven remain alive at the moment. To join in celebrating the designation of a memorial day for comfort women, the Northeast Asian History Foundation hosted an exhibition in October 2018 at the Citizens Gallery in Seoul Citizens Hall. The exhibition titled "Comfort Women Stories Through Art" featured nearly 130 works the artist Lee Kyung-shin drew to document her art classes with Japanese military comfort women victims. Lee was the first to teach an art class for five years since 1993 at a nursing home for former comfort women called the House of Sharing. This month's interview features the artist's experience teaching victims and her thoughts on the Japanese military comfort women issue.
Park Jung-ae (Research fellow, NAHF Japanese Military Comfort Women Research Center)
명의 요동 진출에 대한 조선의 국방정책
Joseon's Reaction to Ming's Advancement into Liaodong Historically, the Liaodong region has been a geographical hub connecting Manchuria, northern China, Mongolia, and the Korean peninsula. The transition of power in the region was a major factor in the northward policies of the Korean kingdoms of Goryeo and Joseon. Like the Mongol-controlled Yuan dynasty, the Ming dynasty ruled by the Han Chinese also strived to secure control over the eastern regions including the Liaodong region as it unified the central plain. Evidence of this was the five fortresses―Dongzhoubao (東州堡), Magendanbao (馬根單堡), Qinghebao (淸河堡), Jianyangbao (鹻陽堡), and Aiyangbao (靉陽堡)―the Ming dynasty built between Fushun and the Amnok River to the east of a succession of eight post stations The eight post stations installed between Joseon and the Ming dynasty were Zhenjiangcheng (鎭江城), Tangzhan (湯站), Shanmen (柵門), Fenghuangcheng (鳳凰城), Zhendongbao (鎭東堡), Zhenyibao (鎭夷堡), Lianshanguan (連山關), and Tianshuizhan (甛水站). between Liaoyang and the Amnok River.
Lee Jeong-il (Research fellow, NAHF Research Institute of Ancient-Medieval Korean History)
일본 쇼군과 다이묘를 매료시킨 조선의 ‘마상재馬上才’
Masangje that Captivated the Japanese Shogun and Daimyos Masangje is one of the twenty-four types of Korean martial arts practiced during the Joseon dynasty. It involves assuming all sorts of acrobatic postures on horseback such as lying or standing. Masangje is mentioned in Samguk sagi, the Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms, which suggests that it dates back to times long before the Joseon dynasty. It must have been passed down through generations over the Goryeo dynasty until it reached the Joseon dynasty, during which it was recognized more as a form of entertainment than martial arts. Hence, more practical techniques such as polo (gyeokgu), horseback archery (gisa), and spear throwing (gichang) were encouraged during the Joseon dynasty. Then as masangje came to be recognized during the Imjin War as an effective means for defeating Japanese troops, it evolved into a form of military training in addition to serving as a means of entertainment.
Youn You-sook (Research fellow, NAHF Research Institute of Ancient-Medieval Korean History)
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NAHF News On November 16, the Northeast Asian History Foundation jointly held an international symposium at its grand conference hall with the Korean Council for Reconciliation and Cooperation and the Center for Historical Truth and Justice. At the symposium held to examine and search for solutions to issues involving the remains of Korean victims of Japan's forced mobilization, presentations were given on the history and current status of relevant issues, which included sharing experiences from participating in civic movements in an effort to find resolutions. Through the general discussion that followed, detailed resolutions were suggested and led to the consensus that the Korean government needs to take more active measures. The symposium was meaningful not only for bringing together relevant groups in Korea and abroad for discussion, but for attracting media attention and thereby raising awareness toward the issues.
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