A History of the Early Korean Kingdom of Paekche, together with an annotated translation of The Paekche Annals of the Samguk sagi / / Jonathan W. Best.

• Superior document: Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 256
• VerfasserIn: Best, Jonathan W.,
• Place / Publishing House: Boston : : Harvard University Asia Center,, 2006.; Leiden;, Boston : : BRILL,, 2006.
• Year of Publication: 2006
• Language: English
• Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 256.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- The Samguk sagi and Its Representation of Early Paekche History -- The Hansŏng Era: Paekche from 350 to 475 -- From Recovery at Ungjin to Disaster at Kuch'ŏn: Paekche from 475 to 554 -- Royal Power during the Kingdom's Final Century: Paekche from 554 to 660 -- The Annals of the Dynastic Founder, King Onjo, and the Kings Taru, Kiru, Kaeru, and Ch'ogo -- The Annals of the Kings Kusu, Saban, Koi, Ch'aekkye, Punsŏ, Piryu, Kye, Kŭnch'ogo, Kŭn'gusu, and Ch'imnyu -- The Annals of the Kings Chinsa, Asin, Chŏnji, Kuisin, Piyu, and Kaero -- The Annals of the Kings Munju, Samgŭn, Tongsŏng, Muryŏng, and Sŏng -- The Annals of the Kings Widŏk, Hye, Pŏp, and Mu -- The Annals of King Ŭija -- Calculating the Approximate Ages of Paekche's Earliest Kings Appearing in the Paekche Annals -- The P'ae and Tae Rivers -- Ch'ogo-Kŭnch'ogo and Kusu-Kŭn'gusu -- King Piryu -- King Modo of Paekche -- Designations for King Muryŏng -- Problematic Dating of the Reigns of Tongsŏng and Muryŏng -- Toksan Fortress and Ongmun Valley -- The Dating and Circumstances of the Battlefield Death of King Sŏng -- The Date of King Widŏk's Accession -- The Tung-ch'ing Region -- Poksin -- Prince P'ung -- Paekche Armor Presentations to the T'ang Court -- Prince Kyogi and Senior Counselor Chijŏk -- Paekche's Capture of Taeya Fortress and Its Repercussions -- The Dating of the Paekche-Koguryŏ Attack on Tanghang Fortress -- The Defeat of Paekche General Ŭijik's Army in 648 -- The Defeat of Paekche General Ŭnsang's Army in 649 -- The Paekche Annals' Silence on Paekche's Relations with the Japanese Archipelago between 428 and 653 -- The Manghae Pavilion and the Date of Its Construction -- The Omen of the Temple-circumambulating Horse -- The Paekche Annals' Claim of the Po-hai and Malgal Domination of Portions of Paekche's Former Domain at the End of the Seventh Century -- Key to Citations in the Concordance and the Geographical Glossary -- Concordance -- Geographical Glossary: Place Names in the Paekche Annals -- Historical Maps -- Bibliographies -- Index -- Harvard East Asian Monographs.