Shin Chae-ho
Korean historian (1880–1936) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shin Chae-ho, or Sin Chaeho (Korean: 신채호; December 8, 1880 – February 21, 1936), was a Korean independence activist, historian, anarchist, nationalist, and a founder of Korean nationalist historiography (민족 사학, minjok sahak; sometimes shortened to minjok).[2]: 7 [3]: 27 [4]: 52 He is held in high esteem in both North[5]: 112–3 and South Korea.[6]: 26–7
Shin Chae-ho | |
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신채호 | |
Born | (1880-12-08)December 8, 1880 Chungcheong, Sannaeri, Joseon |
Died | February 21, 1936(1936-02-21) (aged 55) |
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Awards | Presidential Order of Merit for National Foundation (1962) (PH)[1] |
Era | 19th- / 20th-century philosophy |
Region | Eastern philosophy |
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Korean name | |
Hangul | 신채호 |
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Revised Romanization | Sin Chae-ho |
McCune–Reischauer | Sin Ch'aeho |
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Hangul | 단재 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Danjae |
McCune–Reischauer | Tanjae |
Two of his works, A New Reading of History (Doksa Sillon), written in 1908, and The Early History of Joseon (Joseon Sanggosa), published in 1931, are considered key works of nationalist historiography in modern Korea.[7]: 445 He argued that modern Koreans and the people of Manchuria were of a single race which has an ancestral claim to both Korea and Manchuria,[6]: 26 [8]: 3 Shin also studied Korean mythology.[4]: 53 During his exile in China, Shin joined the Eastern Anarchist Association and wrote anti-imperialist and pro-independence articles in various outlets; his anarchist activities lead to his arrest and subsequent death in prison, February 21, 1936.[7]: 447 [9]: 128