Samguk Sagi
Samguk Sagi (삼국 사기 (三國史記; "Historical Record of the Three Kingdoms") in
Korean) is a historical record of the
Three Kingdoms of Korea:
Goguryeo,
Baekje and
Silla. The
Samguk Sagi was written in
Classical Chinese (as used in writing by Korean scholars at the time) and compiled by the
Korean historian Kim Pusik in
1146.
The 50 volumes are:
- Records of Silla (Nagi; 나기; 羅紀) (16 volumes)
- Records of Goguryeo (Yeogi; 여기; 麗紀) (10 volumes)
- Records of Baekje (Jegi; 제기; 濟紀) (6 volumes)
- Chronological tables (3 volumes)
- Miscellanea (9 volumes): ceremonies, music, transportation, housing, geography, official ranking
- Biography (10 volumes)
The title nomenclature was influenced by the
Chinese historical texts
Records of the Grand Historian by
Sima Qian and
Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms by Chen Shou.
See also