Samguk Yusa
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Samguk Yusa is a 13th-century Korean collection of legends, folktales, and historical accounts that preserves early Korean myths and the origins of ancient kingdoms.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist miscellany
ⓘ
Korean historical text ⓘ collection of legends ⓘ medieval Korean literature ⓘ |
| approximateCompletionDate | 1280s ⓘ |
| author | Iryeon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comparedWith | Samguk Sagi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compiler | Iryeon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
folktales
ⓘ
historical accounts ⓘ legends ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalHeritageStatus | important cultural property of Korea ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 13th century ⓘ |
| distinguishedBy | inclusion of myths and folktales ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Three Kingdoms of Korea
NERFINISHED
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Unified Silla period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | yusa (miscellany) ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | Samguk Yusa: Legends and History of the Three Kingdoms of Ancient Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalValue | major source for early Korean history ⓘ |
| influenced |
Korean folklore studies
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later Korean historiography ⓘ modern retellings of Korean myths ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| literaryValue | classic of Korean narrative prose ⓘ |
| preserves |
earliest extant Korean foundation myths
ⓘ
legends of King Munmu ⓘ myths of Dangun ⓘ myths of Jumong ⓘ myths of King Onjo ⓘ stories of Buddhist temples ⓘ stories of Kim Yu-sin ⓘ stories of Queen Seondeok ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation | Buddhist ⓘ |
| structure | organized into thematic books and sections ⓘ |
| subject |
Baekje history
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Buddhist miracles ⓘ Gaya confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ Goguryeo history ⓘ Korean myths ⓘ Silla history ⓘ ancient Korean kingdoms ⓘ foundation myths ⓘ hagiographies of monks ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy |
comparative mythologists
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historians of Korea ⓘ scholars of Buddhism in Korea ⓘ |
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