A History of the Early Korean Kingdom of Paekche: Together with an Annotated Translation of the Paekche Annals of the Samguk Sagi

by Jonathan W. Best

This volume presents two histories of the early Korean kingdom of Paekche (trad. 18 BCE-660 CE). The first, written by Jonathan Best, is based largely on primary sources, both written and archaeological. This initial history of Paekche serves, in part, to introduce the second, an extensively annotated translation of the oldest history of the kingdom, the Paekche Annals (Paekche pon'gi). Written in the chronicle format standard for...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674019571
• ISBN13: 9780674019577
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 555 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 5.6" x 9.2"