Editorial Reviews - Books About Korea (Study Guide) From the Publisher Chapters: Hwandan Gogi, Korean History Books, Samguk Sagi, State of Shinshi, Annals of the Joseon Dynasty, Gyuwon Sahwa, Hwarang Segi, Jaoji Hwanung of Baedal, Haedong Goseungjeon, Budoji, Hwan-Guk, Jinjoseon, Go Uru of Buyeo, Go Dumak of Bukbuyeo, Comrades and Strangers, Mosuri of Buyeo, Samguk Yusa, Go Haesa of Buyeo, Go Museo of Bukbuyeo, Seungjeongwon Ilgi, Goryeosa, List of Books About Korea, Go Jin, Dongguk Tonggam, Korea, a Walk Through the Land of Miracles, Daedong Sagang, Dongsa Gangmok, Joseon Sanggosa, Sindanminsa, Jewang Ungi, Balhaego. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Samguk Sagi (History of the Three Kingdoms) is a historical record of the Three Kingdoms of Korea: Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla. The Samguk Sagi is written in Classical Chinese (the written language of the literati in traditional Korea) and its compilation was ordered by Goryeo's King Injong (r. 1122-1146) and undertaken by the government official and historian Kim Busik () and a team of junior scholars. It was completed in 1145. It is well known in Korea as the oldest extant Korean history. The work's 50 volumes (gwon , originally meaning "scroll") are composed of: In taking on the task of compiling (this term is more accurate than "writing" because much of the history is taken from earlier historical records) the Samguk Sagi Kim Busik was consciously modeling his actions on Chinese Imperial traditions, just as he modeled the historys format after its Chinese forebears. Specifically, he was harking back to the Grand Historian himself, Sima Qian (ca. 145-90 BCE) of the former Han Dynasty (206 BCE-24 CE), the title of whose singular history of China, the Shi ji (Korean sagi), Kim Busik adopted for his own work. Adopted as well from Chinese historiographical tradition was the classic f...http://booksllc.net/?l=en Synopsis Chapters: Hwandan Gogi, Korean Histor