The household register of Lelang Commandery first revealed in North Korea in 2006 is comprised of wooden tablets that contain detailed information on the number of households of 25 counties in Lelang Commandery. By explo...
Koryŏ under Mongol control had unique political features. Despite the long struggle against the Mongols, Koryŏ eventually surrendered to them to become their "son-in-law" country and thus came to be dominated by the Mong...
When the Spanish Influenza hit Japan from 1918 to 1920, it revealed deep cleavages within the governmental ministries as well as in the scientific community. It posed an incomprehensible problem while causing massive dem...
There have been many studies conducted on the subject of how the
Hwangsŏng sinmun attempted to use its articles to get the Korean
population to support the notion of the forging of an alliance with Japan
that was base...
Due to the scarcity of extant source materials, the ritual and devotional practices of Koguryŏ Buddhism cannot be known in any great detail, but they probably had much in common with those practiced in Northern China. Me...
A New Approach to the Household Register of Lelang (樂浪) Commandery
The household register of Lelang Commandery first revealed in North Korea in 2006 is comprised of wooden tablets that contain detailed information on the number of households of 25 counties in Lelang Commandery. By explo...
Koryo Politics under the Mongol Control : Dynastic Continuity during the Period of Royal Absense
Koryŏ under Mongol control had unique political features. Despite the long struggle against the Mongols, Koryŏ eventually surrendered to them to become their "son-in-law" country and thus came to be dominated by the Mong...
“A Thorough Study of the Spanish Influenza”: How Japanese Party Politics and Ministerial Conflicts Reduced the Pandemic
When the Spanish Influenza hit Japan from 1918 to 1920, it revealed deep cleavages within the governmental ministries as well as in the scientific community. It posed an incomprehensible problem while causing massive dem...
Direction of Public Opinion during the Taehan Empire and the People’s Perception of Their Era during the Period of Russo-Japanese Conflict-With a special focus on the Hwangsŏng sinmun
There have been many studies conducted on the subject of how the Hwangsŏng sinmun attempted to use its articles to get the Korean population to support the notion of the forging of an alliance with Japan that was base...
Imagining Ritual and Cultic Practice in Koguryŏ Buddhism
Due to the scarcity of extant source materials, the ritual and devotional practices of Koguryŏ Buddhism cannot be known in any great detail, but they probably had much in common with those practiced in Northern China. Me...