A History of Korea (108 page)

Kim Ku,
193
,
198
,
200
,
203

Kim Min-ki,
246

Kim My
ngsun,
167

Kim Pusik,
23
,
48–49

Kim Sow
l,
177

Kim Ujing,
26

Kim Young Sam,
268–69
,
272

Kim Yusin,
16
,
17
,
23
,
61
,
62

King Sejong the Great,
68–69
,
105

kisaeng
courtesans,
94–95
,
165

Ko
n,
242
,
247

Kobu county,
130

Kogury
,
1
,
20
,
39
,
47

as early name for Kory
,
32

attack on Silla by,
16

connections to Parhae of,
31

conquest of by Silla,
31

defeat in unification wars,
17

historical perspectives on,
30

identification of Korea with,
2

origins of,
2

Sillans’ celebration of victory over,
29

Silla’s struggles against,
22

Kojong, monarch of Korea
127
,
140
,
150
,
154
,
156
,
157
,
158
,
163

Kongmin, King of Kory
,
54
,
58

Korea Daily News
,
155

Korean Broadcasting System (KBS),
244

Korean Central Intelligence Agency (KCIA),
230
,
263

Korean Language Society,
177

Korean People’s Republic (KPR),
197
,
198–99

Korean Studies,
177

Korean War (1950–53),
136
,
145
,
192
,
196
,
203–5
,
217
,
220–22
,
224
,
229
,
242
,
251
,
259
,
273

as civil war,
206

Chinese entrance in,
210

decision to launch,
218

devastation of North Korea in,
217

Korean term for,
208

North Korean memories of,
254

outbreak of,
207
,
217
,
224

Korean Wave (
Hallyu
),
271
,
277

Kory
dynasty,
11
,
33
,
35
,
43
,
51
,
66

as successor to Kogury
,
39
,
49

civilian ascendancy in,
52

dual presence of Buddhism and Confucianism in,
37

end of,
52
,
59

founding of,
33

impact of Mongol rule in,
55

impact of Myoch’
ng Rebellion in,
42

influence of Buddhism in,
36
,
42

official history of,
63

Wang K
n’s influence on,
36

Kublai Khan,
54

Kungye,
34
,
35

Kunsan,
144

Kuro Industrial Park,
231

Kwanch’ang,
17

Kwanggaet’o, King of Kogury
,
5