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Hunminjeongeum (Korean: 훈민정음; Hanja: 訓民正音; lit. 'The Correct/Proper Sounds for the Instruction of the People') is a 15th-century manuscript that introduced the Korean script Hangul. The name of the manuscript was also the original name of the script.
Hunminjeongeum Haerye (Korean: 훈민정음 해례; Hanja: 訓民正音解例; lit. ' Explanations and Examples of the Proper Sounds for the Instruction of the People '), or simply Haerye, is a commentary on the Hunminjeongeum, the original promulgation of the Korean script Hangul. It was first published in 1446. [1]
In 2006, [4] the annals were digitized and made available online by the National Institute of Korean History. Both a modern-Korean translation in hangul and the original in Classical Chinese are available. [5] In January 2012, the National Institute of Korean History announced a plan to translate them to English by 2033.
According to its introduction, the text was compiled in 1911 by Gye Yeon-su (계연수, 桂延壽; died 1920) and supervised by Yi Gi (이기, 李沂; 1848–1909). The entire set of texts, of which the only extant version is a modern transcription by Yi Yu-rip [ ko ] published in 1979, is widely regarded as a forgery among academics.
The Jeonggamnok (Korean: 정감록; Hanja: 鄭鑑錄) (also known as Chŏng Kam nok) is a compilation of prophetic works which foretold the downfall of the Korean Yi dynasty and the establishment of a new utopian dynasty by a messianic "True Man" with the surname Jeong (Chŏng). Ideologies expressed in this work inspired many insurrectionist ...
In 1909, the Korean Empire established a civil registration law, starting the creation of a modern family registry system. With regard to the recording of details about women such as the father's surname, age, and connection to the registry holder, due to attention that needed to be given to avoiding conflict with Korean customs, the drafting of the law was not completed until April 1910, just ...
Juhea Kim's "Beasts of a Little Land" captures the dualities of Korean history but ties up symbols too tightly in the service of grand ambitions. Review: A debut novel strives to capture the ...
The creation of Korean History: New Edition was motivated by the desire to include new research about Korea in the text, as well as to address perceived shortcomings in the previous version. [1] It was published in 52 volumes, and covers ancient Korea until the 1948 establishment of South Korea.