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  • A New Understanding of Kija...
    Shim, Jae-Hoon

    Harvard journal of Asiatic studies, 12/2002, Volume: 62, Issue: 2
    Journal Article

    Shim examines the historicity of the Kija legend using available sources on Kija and Ji polity, including known oracle bone and bronze inscriptions as well as new archaeological evidence. Shim shows how the Kija legend became identified with the first organized Korean state in early Chinese texts and how the legend further evolved to explain the origin of Korean civilization.