Monday, May 26, 2014

The Han Commanderies in Early Korean History

Editor: 
Mark E. Byington

Publisher: 
University of Hawaii Press 

Publication Year: 
2013




Abstract: 

This volume, consisting of ten chapters and an introduction, treats that period of the history of the Korean peninsula characterized by the presence of commanderies first established by the Chinese Han empire in 108 B.C. The ten chapters of this volume address such topics as the societies that preceded the commanderies, the history and material culture of the commanderies, particularly of Lelang, the political and cultural influence the commanderies exerted upon surrounding regions, and the structural character of the commanderies in Korea viewed in broad perspective.


Table of Contents:

Introduction by Mark E. Byington

"Scholarly Studies on the Han Commanderies in Korea" by Oh Youngchan and Mark E. Byington

"Old Chosŏn- Its History and Archaeology" by Song Ho Jung

"The History of Lelang Commandery" by Kwon O-jung

"The Ruling Class of Lelang Commandery" by Oh Youngchan

"The Material Culture of Lelang Commandery" by Jung In-seung

"The Samhan, Ye, and Wa in the Time of the Lelang and Daifang Commanderies" by Lee Sungsi

"The Fall of the Lelang and Daifang Commanderies and Its Aftermath" by Yeo Hokyu

Koguryŏ and the Reorganization of Xuantu Commandery" by Lee Seongje

"Lelang Commandery and Han China's Commandery-Based Rule" by Kim Byung-joon

"Historical Geography of the Han Commanderies in Korea" by Mark E. Byington



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