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Home > Introduction to Hong Gil-Dong > Hong Gil-Dong as a real person
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Hong Gil-Dong was a person who had a great impact on the soceity of Joseon in the 1460s to 1500s. But his final whereabouts is no where to be found.
However, through a Japanese researcher who tried to rediscover the history of Yugu (old name of Okinawa, Japan), new clues started to appear. What kind of relation would Hong Gil-Dong have with Yugu, or Okinawa? It is ironic that the person who tracked the historical records that Hong Gil-Dong might have escape to Okinawa is a Japanese historian.
Re-examining the history of Yugu, he admitted the possibility that Hong Gil-Dong may have moved to Yugu, a place inhabited before his move.
Then, how could Hong Gil-Dong escape from the place of exile in Namhae?
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Hard copy of Honggildongjeon |
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Jeungbohaedongijeok, a part of 'Haejungseosaeng' |
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① Honggildongjeon is said to be the first novel written in Korean language in Korea. It was a hard copy novel that the civil minister, Gyun Heo composed in the middle of Joseon, and kept in Louvre museum in France. (Photo printed copy is kept in the museum of National Assembly)
② The tale book from the late Joseon period Man-Jong Hong composed during King Sukjong era, later added to「Haedongijeok」by Yun-Seok Hwang. It describes the heroic life and escape to foreign country.
③ Okinawa Encyclopedia - It records the people from Joseon residing in Okinawa in chronological order. |
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