The Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms

A book that records the history of the three Korean kingdoms of Silla, Goguryeo, and Baekje. It is the oldest surviving history book in Korea and a basic source for research into ancient times. It was compiled by 10 historians, led by Kim Bu-sik, under the orders of Emperor Injong of Goryeo. It was presented in 1145. It is thought to have been supplemented by an earlier "History of the Three Kingdoms" that has not been handed down to the present day. Kim Bu-sik was of Silla descent and is said to have compiled the work from a Silla-centered historical perspective, but the Annals treats the three kingdoms on an equal footing. The Annals consists of 12 volumes for Silla, 10 for Goguryeo, and 6 for Baekje, and it is not surprising that the volume for Silla is greater given the dates they existed. It also contains 3 volumes of a chronology, 9 volumes of geography and official records, and 10 volumes of biographies of Kim Yu-shin, Gaesomun, Gung Ye, and others, for a total of 50 volumes. The oldest complete edition is a woodblock print published in Gyeongju during the reign of King Jungjong of the Yi Dynasty (1506-1544), and facsimiles of this woodblock print are widely available.

[Tanaka Toshiaki]

"Kim Sa-yup's translation of the complete translation of the Samguk Sagi, volumes 1 and 2 (1980, 1981, Rokuko Publishing)" ▽ "Inoue Hideo's translation and annotated version of the Samguk Sagi, volumes 1, 2, and 3 (Heibonsha, Toyo Bunko)"

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

朝鮮の新羅(しらぎ)、高句麗(こうくり)、百済(くだら)三国の歴史を記した書籍。朝鮮現存最古の歴史書で、古代研究の基本史料。高麗(こうらい)、仁宗(じんそう)の命を受け、金富軾(きんふしょく)を中心に10名の史官が編修。1145年に進上。これ以前にもいまに伝わらない「三国史」があり、それを基にして補完したものと考えられる。金富軾が新羅系で、新羅中心史観でまとめられたとされるが、三国を対等に本紀で扱っている。本紀は新羅が12巻、高句麗10巻、百済6巻で、新羅の分量が多いのは存続年代からみて当然といえる。ほか年表3巻、地理・職官など志が9巻、金庾信(きんゆしん)、蓋蘇文(がいそぶん)、弓裔(きゅうえい)など列伝が10巻、計50巻からなる。完本としては李朝(りちょう)中宗代（1506～44）に慶州で刊行された木版本が現存最古のもので、その影印本が流布している。

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『金思燁訳『完訳三国史記』上下（1980、81・六興出版）』▽『井上秀雄訳注『三国史記Ⅰ・Ⅱ・Ⅲ』（平凡社・東洋文庫）』

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