Samguk Yusa, or Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms, is a collection of legends, folktales, and historical accounts relating to the Three Kingdoms of Korea (Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla), as well as to other periods and states before, during, and after the Three Kingdoms period. Hangul (한글) is the native alphabet used to write the Korean language, as opposed to the Hanja system borrowed from China. ... Hanja (lit. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... The Three Kingdoms of Korea were Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla, which dominated the Korean peninsula and parts of Manchuria for much of the 1st millennium CE. The Three Kingdoms period in Korea is usually considered to run from the 4th century CE until Sillas triumph over Goguryeo in 668. ... Goguryeo (also known as Koguryŏ or Gāogōulì) (37 BC-668) was a Korean empire in Manchuria and northern Korea. ... Baekje was a kingdom in southwestern Korea. ... Silla (also denoted as Shilla) was one of the three kingdoms of ancient Korea. ...

The text was written in Classical Chinese (as used in writing by literate Koreans at that time). It was compiled, at least in part, by the Buddhist monk Illyeon (1206-1289) at the end of the 13th century, a century after the Samguk Sagi. Classical Chinese or Literary Chinese (文言, pinyin: wényán, literal meaning: literary language or 古文, literal: ancient written language) is a traditional style of written Chinese prose using grammar and vocabulary very different from any modern spoken form of Chinese. ... Statues of Buddha such as this, the Tian Tan Buddha statue in Hong Kong, remind followers to practice right living. ... Events Temujin is proclaimed Genghis Khan of the Mongol people, founding the Mongol Empire Qutb ud-Din proclaims the Mameluk dynasty in India, the first dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate. ... Events In this year English law set 1189 as the beginning of time immemorial. ... Samguk Sagi (Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms) is a historical record of the Three Kingdoms of Korea: Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla. ...

Unlike the more factually-oriented Samguk Sagi, the Samguk Yusa focuses on various folktales, legends, and biographies from early Korean history. Many of the founding legends of the various kingdoms in Korean history are recorded in the book. Illyeon covered legends from many Korean kingdoms, including Gojoseon, Wiman Joseon, Buyeo, Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla, and Gaya. Go-Joseon, or Old Korea (2333 - 206 BC), was the first Korean kingdom. ... Wiman Joseon (194 BC - 108 BC) was the continuation of Go-Joseon, founded by Wiman. ... Fuyu (Buyeo) was an ancient ethnic group and its kingdom in northern Manchuria. ... Goguryeo (also known as Koguryŏ or Gāogōulì) (37 BC-668) was a Korean empire in Manchuria and northern Korea. ... Baekje was a kingdom in southwestern Korea. ... Silla (also denoted as Shilla) was one of the three kingdoms of ancient Korea. ... Gaya was a confederacy of chiefdoms that existed in in the Nakdong River valley of Korea during the the Three Kingdoms era. ...

This is the earliest extant record of Dangun, the mythic founder of Ancient Joseon (Gojoseon), and his founding of the Korean nation. The mythical nature of the account of Dangun has led some people to believe that the existence of Gojoseon in the 24th century BCE is more legend than factual history. Some historians say that the story of Dangun was already recorded by historians during the later Silla period, but due the lack of extant historical records (many of the Silla records were destroyed during the Mongol invasions in the 13th and 14th centuries) the factual existence of Gojoseon cannot be proven or disproven. Dangun is the mythical founder of Korea. ... Dangun is the mythical founder of Korea. ... Dangun is the mythical founder of Korea. ...

See also

• List of Korea-related topics
• History of Korea
• Three Kingdoms of Korea