Samguk Yusa
by Iryŏn
Samguk Yusa (Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms) is a Korean collection of legends and histories compiled in Classical Chinese by the monk Iryeon around the 1280s. It holds the earliest record of the Dangun myth, and copies printed from a 1394 woodblock are National Treasures.
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Setting and characters
- Period
- Three Kingdoms of Korea
- Genre
- legend
In print
- Editions recorded
- 29 on Open Library, 1 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 35 languages
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How many editions of Samguk Yusa are there?
We track 1 edition of Samguk Yusa. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
When was Samguk Yusa first published?
Samguk Yusa by Iryŏn was first published in 1279.
Where these facts come from
- Samguk yusa, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Samguk yusa (Q485538), Wikidata (wikidata.org)
- Oldest 'Samguk Yusa' copy registered as national treasure, The Korea Times, 2020 (koreatimes.co.kr)
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