Table of Contents

Introduction: HILLS AND RIVERS I THE THREE KINGDOMS I Beginnings 2 The Three Kingdoms and Kaya 3 The Land of the Buddhas 4 Kogury 's Wars with China 5 The Silla-Tang Alliance 6 Unification under Silla 7 Silla and Parhae 8 The Later Three Kingdoms II KORY 9 The Founding of a Dynasty 10 War with the Qidan 11 A Visitor from China 12 The Revolt of the Soldiers 13 The Coming of the Mongols 14 The Court on Kanghwa 15 The Invasion of Japan 16 Reformers and Pirates 17 The End of a Dynasty III CHOSON 18 The Confucian Kingdom 19 The Confucian King 20 Executions and Utopias 21 Heretics and Philosophers 22 Hideyoshi's Invasion 23 China Intervenes 24 The Manchu Invasion 25 Western Learning 26 Northern Learning 27 War with the West 28 Opening the Doors 29 The Young Reformers IV THE EMPIRE OF THE SUN 30 The Sino-Japanese War 31 The Murder of the Queen 32 The Russo-Japanese War 33 Partisans and Journalists 34 Asian Co-prosperity V THE TWO REPUBLICS 35 Liberation and Division 36 Drawing the Line 37 Students and Soldiers 38 Awaiting Reunion THE DYNASTIES

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Roger Tennant