This volume presents two histories of the early Korean kingdom of
Paekche (trad. 18 BCE-660 CE). The first, written by Jonathan Best,
is based largely on primary sources, both written and
archaeological. This initial history of Paekche serves, in part, to
introduce the second, an extensively annotated translation of the
oldest history of the kingdom, the Paekche Annals ("Paekche
pon'gi"). Written in the chronicle format standard for the
traditional official histories of East Asia, the Paekche Annals
constitutes one section of the Histories of the Three Kingdoms
("Samguk sagi"), a comprehensive account of early Korean history
compiled under the editorial direction of Kim Pusik (1075-1151).
Although these two representations of Paekche history differ
markedly, the underlying problem faced by both the twelfth-century
and the twenty-first-century historian is essentially the same:
fashioning a responsible, encompassing, and reasonably coherent
history of the kingdom from meager, and often disparate and
fragmentary, evidence.
Included in the volume are 22 appendixes on problems in Paekche
history; a concordance of proper names, official titles, omens, and
weights and measures; a glossary of geographical names; and six
historical maps of the kingdom showing its changing boundaries.
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