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<b>SOAS Centre of Korean Studies (CKS)</b></div>
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Book Launch</div>
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<b><i>Vestiges of the Three Kingdoms of Ancient Korea:</i></b></div>
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<b><i>A Translation of the Samguk yusa</i></b></div>
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Friday, 13 March 2026, 6pm</div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Room RG01, Russell Square: College Buildings, </span>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In this book launch event, Remco Breuker (Leiden), Boudewijn Walraven (Leiden) and Grace Koh (SOAS) will introduce and discuss their recent publication,
</span><span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><i><u><a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);" data-auth="NotApplicable" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWAe51c50ff-f6f7-1b83-7bcf-859019bf234a" href="https://uhpress.hawaii.edu/title/vestiges-of-the-three-kingdoms-of-ancient-korea-a-translation-of-the-samguk-yusa/">Vestiges
of the Three Kingdoms of Ancient Korea: A Translation of the Samguk yusa</a></u></i></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.</span></div>
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<i>Vestiges of the Three Kingdoms of Ancient Korea (Samguk yusa)</i> is the first annotated English translation of one of the most important premodern Korean historical texts. One of only two surviving works on the Three Kingdoms period (57 BCE\u2013668) and Greater
Silla (668\u2013936), the <i>Samguk yusa </i>is a rich collection of historical, supernatural, and mythical stories, including one of the earliest surviving narratives of Tan\u2019gun, who in modern times came to be regarded as the mythical or legendary progenitor of
the Korean people.</div>
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Compiled primarily in classical Chinese during the Kory\u014f period (918\u20131392), the <i>
Samguk yusa</i> is known for its idiosyncratic structure and eclectic content. Although strongly Buddhist in orientation and generally assumed to have been compiled in large part by the celebrated monk Iry\u014fn (1206\u20131289), the work also encompasses Confucianism,
geomancy, secular history, and folklore. It was not highly regarded during the Chos\u014fn period (1392\u20131910) but re-emerged in the twentieth century as a Korean foundational text. Today the
<i>Samguk yusa </i>is celebrated as a national treasure of native Korean tradition and heritage and continues to play a crucial role in forming Korean identity north and south of the border. References to it are commonplace in contemporary Korea, with new translations
and adaptations of its narratives frequently published.</div>
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This annotated translation, the result of many years\u2019 work by Frits Vos, a pioneer of Korean studies in Europe, and later colleagues, includes a critical introduction that illuminates the text\u2019s history, reception, and broader historical context and offers
an analytical overview of the themes and literary strategy of the work.</div>
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<b>This event is free, open to the public, and held in person only.</b></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">For further information and to register for the event, please visit the SOAS
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