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Korea Sites:

The Journal of Hamel and Korea The Journal of Hamel and Korea: History of Hendrik Hamel, 'discoverer' of Korea. He was stranded with 38 other people on the coast of Korea and left the country after 13 years. (Korea) http://www.hendrick-hamel.henny-savenije.pe.kr/ 1871 US Korea Campaign 1871 US Korea Campaign: Dedicated to the first US military involvement in Korea in 1871. Stories and photographs about the action. (Korea) http://www.shinmiyangyo.org/ The Comfort Women Project The Comfort Women Project: Examines the issue of Comfort Women in the context of violence against women and the patriarchal sexual culture and militarism. (Korea) http://online.sfsu.edu/~soh/comfortwomen.html Choson Kings Choson Kings: Listings of Korean rulers and the years in which they ruled. (Korea) http://myhome.shinbiro.com/~mss1/crule.html Korea's History Korea's History: Information on the history of the peninsula from Old Joseon to modern times. (Korea) http://www.asianinfo.org/asianinfo/korea/history.htm Korean History Project Korean History Project: Promoting education and cultural understanding through "Korea in the Eye of the Tiger," an interactive history of East Asia focusing on Korea, China, Japan, Mongolia and Russia. (Korea) http://www.koreanhistoryproject.org/ Master Eibokken on Korea and its Language Master Eibokken on Korea and its Language: Records of Nicolaas Witsen (1641-1717) providing information he acquired from Mattheus Eibokken, the surgeon shipwrecked in 1653 on Jeju-do. (Korea) http://vos.henny-savenije.pe.kr/ History History: A history of Korea from 2333 BC to the present, courtesy of South Korea's Office of the Prime Minister. (Korea) http://www.opm.go.kr/warp/en/korea/history/ The Sacrificial Lamb of the Cold War: The Korean Nationalist The Sacrificial Lamb of the Cold War: The Korean Nationalist: Account of Korean nationalist movements from 1940 to 1955 and a brief history of Korean nationalism. (Korea) http://www.kimsoft.com/2001/abook.htm Peakche of Korea and the Origin of Yamato Japan Peakche of Korea and the Origin of Yamato Japan: On-line book that offers theories on the origin of Japanese civilization, and its connection to Korea. Adobe Acrobat Reader required. (Korea) http://gias.snu.ac.kr/wthong/publication/paekche/eng/paekch_e.html Korea Demilitarized Zone Incidents Korea Demilitarized Zone Incidents: Timeline of violent outbreaks at the border between North and South Korea, with outcomes and casualty statistics. (Korea) http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/dmz-list.htm Korean History Korean History: Illustrated review of the country's history, from ancient to contemporary times. (Korea) http://myhome.shinbiro.com/~mss1/history.html Cyber Museum of Daegaya Cyber Museum of Daegaya: Extensive information on this powerful early Korean kingdom, which was conquered by Shilla. Provided by the Goryeong County local government. (Korea) http://www.daegaya.net/ Korea in Pictures of a Hundred Years Ago Korea in Pictures of a Hundred Years Ago: Henny Savenije provides a gallery of expandable thumbnail images from old books. (Korea) http://www.oldkorea.henny-savenije.pe.kr Silla Remains Photos Silla Remains Photos: Annotated pictures of remains of the Silla Kingdom, in Korean from 57 B.C to 935 A.D. (Korea) http://www.silla.cc/ Hwasongsong Castle Hwasongsong Castle: Henny Savenije describes the construction of this fortress built (1794-1796) in Suwon, Korea by King Jeongjo. He includes the original drawings for it from the manuscript book Hwasong Seongyeok Uigwe. (Korea) http://www.hwasong.henny-savenije.pe.kr/