-Book Introduction
Choi Tae-seong's Korean History in Comics is a Korean history lecture comic book that Choi Tae-seong, a representative history lecturer in Korea, and Kim Yeon-kyu, a cartoonist, released after two years of preparation. It is easy to read and tells a story of important historical events that Koreans must know in an easy and fun way. It adds to the enjoyment of viewing with vivid colors and sparkling ideas, and it also provides the fun of reading with humorous jokes.
Volume 1 - Pre-modern period unfolds history from prehistoric times to the late Joseon Dynasty in 38 colorful episodes. It does not stop at conveying fragmentary facts, but allows you to go on a time travel to history with the keyword of 'communication'. It will be a time to get a glimpse into life and history through their lives in the past that are no different from ours today.
-Table of Contents
Prologue
The Real Reason We Must Learn History
Ancient Times
01. A World Hidden in Stones
02. The First Revolution That Changed Human History, the Beginning of Agriculture
03. The Life of a Ruler Reflected in Metal
04. The First Fence of a Nation Embracing the Myth of Dangun
05. The Foundation of Coexistence Built on Iron
06. The Beginning of the Han River Title Match, Baekje, the First Glorious Hero
07. Goguryeo, the Pride of a Nation That Commanded East Asia
08. The Drama of the Great Reversal of the Late-Blooming Nation of Silla
09. In Search of the Lost History of Gaya, the Era of Four Kingdoms, Not Three Kingdoms
10. Echoes of Goguryeo Heard in Balhae
11. Silla’s New Dream Drawn on a Map of Unification
12. Another Movement Blossomed in the Chaos
13. The Hopes of the Ancients Continue to This Day
14. The Brilliant Beauty Created by Faith
Goryeo
15. The Beginning of Goryeo, a Breathtaking Harmony of Reform and Compromise
16. Goryeo Formed in Harmony and Balance Foundation
17. Explosion of Stacked Contradictions
18. King Gongmin's Dream of Reform That Regrettably Faded
19. Indomitable Goryeo That Overcame Foreign Invasion
20. How Did People Live in the Goryeo Dynasty? 21. COREA, the name that opened the sea
22. The path to enlightenment for harmony
23. The essence of splendor and grandeur that engraved the hearts of the Goryeo people
Joseon
24. The birth of Joseon, a Confucian state where the king and his subjects were in harmony
25. Joseon’s meticulously woven system
26. The beginning of a new politics that changed the course of Joseon
27. 200 years of peace broken by a seven-year war
28. King Injo, who knelt while shouting only about justification
29. The dream of the Northern Expedition that fell and the conflict between factions expressed through rites
30. The order of coexistence in exchange for royal authority
31. Powerful reform politics amidst the tangpyeong of Yeongjo and Jeongjo
32. The lives of the Joseon people shaken to their core
33. Joseon’s tax system established under new principles
34. Changed tax policies in an era of change
35. Joseon’s steps toward a capitalist economy
36. The path to an equal society
37. Answering the demands of the times The Silhak presented
38. Joseon's culture that fostered 'our own'
Epilogue
Green's concluding remarks