Birthplace of the Ancient Korea(古朝鮮).
Abstract.
Joseon(古朝鮮) is the oldest name still in use by North Korean as their official name of the country. The name of capital city and founding father is known, the birth place is not known yet. The Buddhist monk, Il-Yeon (一然; 1206–1289) compiled the Samguk Yusa(三國遺事) and revealed the source of information though as the Book of Wei (魏書) and evidence of metal(天符印) use, they treated the founding father as a mythical legend and fake story. It is conceivable to speculate that a wrong methodology had been applied to study ancient history written with logograms.
By looking into the Samguk Yusa, legendary Dangun Wanggeom (壇君王儉) was the high priest and political leader in the era of written history began in the Northeast Asia. Considering the time frame, the Book of Wei is the historical record of feudal state of Wei (魏; 403 BC–225 BC) which came from the partition of Jin to three states (三家分晉: Han, Zhao and Wei; 韓 趙 魏) in 453 BC.
By formulating a new study method based on the fact that written history began with the use of archaic logograms in the Northeast Asia, the birthplace was in the Shanxi province of China along the Feng River(汾水) valley. Studying etymology of certain names and logograms is the key to confirm the new theory that the birth place of Ancient Old Korea(古朝鮮) is in the cradle of Yellow River Valley Civilization (YRVC), not in the Korean peninsula.
The need of new methodology based on a series of syllogism to study Northeast Asian history is explored in depth.
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November 11, 2019
Retired physician from GWU and Georgetown University in 2010 2011: First Book in Korean "뿌리를 찾아서, Searching for the Root" 2013: Ancient History of the Manchuria. Redefining the Past. 2015: Ancient History of Korea. Mystery Unveiled.