Choi Tae-sung's Korean History Comics Vol. 1 Early Modern Era Korean Book

-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