[KS] The Mulberry Palace

[Seang Ill Bae]

Dear Brother Anthony

Search through the "Google Book Search" shows an entry from "Korea: A Historical and Cultural Dictionary."(Pratt, Keith L., and Richard Rutt, Routledge, 1999.). According to the Dictionary, the "Mulberry Palace" is 'Kyonghui Gung'. The entry shows the origin of the name as well. See below URL
http://books.google.com/books?id=e7pyBEWioLsC&pg=PA297&dq=Mulberry+Palace%22&sig=XqMiGJVoXdhrLt7b1tgTDs9HxEw

Same thing is also said in the Transactions of the Korea Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. (1951)
http://books.google.com/books?id=BG0cAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Mulberry+Palace%22&dq=%22Mulberry+Palace%22&ie=ISO-8859-1&pgis=1

However, "History of Korea." by Homer Bezaleel Hulbert,(Routledge, 1999) said  the Mulberry Palace is "In Gyung Palace". See below URL 
http://books.google.com/books?id=gGA5difAm50C&pg=PA61&dq=Mulberry+Palace&sig=fzSRiJrRE_oNZjSBjV6XGv3t-xU

Try "Google Book search" (http://books.google.com/) and you will see some other sources which describe the location and history of the ""Mulberry Palace" as well.  Hope this will help.

Best Wishes,

Seangill (Peter ) Bae
Collections manager/Document delivery specialist 
for History and Korean Studies 
UL-108, University Library, University at Albany 
1400 Washington Ave.
Albany NY, 12222
518-442-3617 


Peter Bae
Collections manager/Document delivery specialist
for History and Korean Studies, UAlbany SUNY
518-442-3617 
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From: koreanstudies-bounces at koreaweb.ws [mailto:koreanstudies-bounces at koreaweb.ws] On Behalf Of Brother Anthony
Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2007 5:56 PM
To: koreanstudies at koreaweb.ws
Subject: [KS] The Mulberry Palace

I have been asked to identify the particular poyal palace in Seoul that westerners used, in the late 19th century, to call the "Mulberry Palace" and I do not know. Google can only confirm that the term exists in 3-4 hits, including a photo, but I see no entry that includes the Korean name. Something makes me want to say it was Yeonhui Palace, but I am sure someone out there knows for sure. Help, please.

Brother Anthony
Sogang University, Seoul

http://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/anthony/