Yu Deuk-gong (; 1749–1807) was a Korean scholar during the
Joseon Dynasty
Joseon ( ; ; also romanized as ''Chosun''), officially Great Joseon (), was a dynastic kingdom of Korea that existed for 505 years. It was founded by Taejo of Joseon in July 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in October 1897. The kingdom w ...
. He is remembered today for his work in recovering the history of
Balhae
Balhae,, , ) also rendered as Bohai or Bohea, and called Jin (; ) early on, was a multiethnic kingdom established in 698 by Dae Joyeong (Da Zuorong). It was originally known as the Kingdom of Jin (震, Zhen) until 713 when its name was changed ...
, which had not generally been considered part of Korean history before his time.
See also
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History of Korea
The Lower Paleolithic era on the Korean Peninsula and in Manchuria began roughly half a million years ago.
Christopher J. Norton, "The Current State of Korean Paleoanthropology", (2000), ''Journal of Human Evolution'', 38: 803–825.
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Balhaego
''Parhaego'' () or the ''Reflections on Balhae'' is a history book about the Balhae civilization, written by Yu Deuk-gong, who was a Silhak (practical studies) scholar during the Joseon Dynasty. It describes the king of Balhae, the vassals of Ba ...
References
*Yu, Deuk-gong. "Yu Tŭkkong: Parhae in Korean history," pp. 186–187 in
External links
Dusan Encyclopedia article, in Korean
18th-century Korean poets
Historians of Korea
1749 births
1807 deaths
18th-century Korean writers
Korean historians
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