Hwarang Segi

Infobox Korean name
hangul=화랑세기
hanja=花郞世記
rr=Hwarang Segi
mr= Hwarang Segi

Hwarang Segi (lit. "Annals of Hwarang") is a historical record of Hwarang of Silla in ancient Korea. It is said to have been written by Silla historian Kim Dae-Mun in the reign of Seongdeok the Great (r. 702~737).

"Hwarang Segi" survived to the time that Kim Busik wrote "Samguk Sagi", but was thought to have been lost since then, because no reference to Hwarang Segi was made thereafter. However, an alleged manuscript of "Hwarang Segi" was found in 1989 in Gimhae, South Korea. However, the historical validity of this copy of "Hwarang Segi" is a subject of great controversy among scholars of Korean studies. Most scholars think of this as a forgery while some argue for its authenticity. [Those arguing in favor of the manuscript include Young-hoon Rhee (이영훈), a professor of economics at Seoul National University. cite web|url=http://www.donga.com/fbin/searchview?cp=ts&n=200301070286|title=“화랑세기 필사본은 신라시대 작품” |work=Dong-A Ilbo (Korean), 2003.01.07|accessmonthday=July 26 |accessyear=2005 Those arguing against include Richard D. McBride II, published in the Autumn 2005 edition of Korea Journal: [http://www.ekoreajournal.net/archive/detail.jsp?BACK
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The importance of "Hwarang Segi" is that is one of scarce historical work about Silla by a Sillan himself, and it's free from confucian dogma and beliefs. Most of later historians have based their understanding of Three Kingdoms era on Goryeo Dynasty resources like "Samguk Sagi" and "Samguk Yusa".

"Hwarang Segi" is made of 16 parts; one for the introduction and the fifteen for the biographies of fifteen Hwarangs. They are:

#Introduction
#Wihwarang
#Mijinbu
#Morang
#Ihwarang
#Sadaham
#Sejong
#Seolwonrang
#Munno
#Biborang
#Miseng
#Hajong
#Bori
#Yongchun
#Horim
#Kim Yu-shin

Notes

ee also

* Three Kingdoms of Korea
* History of South Korea
* List of Korea-related topics