eastiseverywhere:daubman:eastiseverywhere:Korea Week!Major dolmen sites within Korean Peninsula[Sour

eastiseverywhere:daubman:eastiseverywhere:Korea Week!Major dolmen sites within Korean Peninsula[Source]Dolmen distribution in Gojoseon[Source]Distribution of ancient dolmen graves[Source]The mythical ancestor of the Koreans, Dangun, supposedly founded the kingdom of Gojoseon back in 2333 BCE. And it’s easy enough to pooh-pooh that, but there really was a civilisation there at that time, with its own monuments - and it stretched beyond the peninsula itself.Wikipedia says:The largest concentration of dolmens in the world is found on the Korean Peninsula. In fact, with an estimated 35,000-100,000 dolmen, Korea counts for nearly 70% of the world’s total. Similar dolmens can be found in Manchuria, the Shandong Peninsula, and Kyushu, yet it is unclear why this culture only flourished so extensively on the Korean Peninsula compared to the remainder of Northeastern Asia.Ganghwa DolmenKorea (2000s-1000s BCE)[Source]Irritatingly, I can’t figure out which dolmens in neighbouring countries are Gojoseon-influenced and which aren’t. Maybe Japan and China would be embarrassed to admit Korean influence?Kuboizumi-maruyama dolmens, KyushuJapan[Source]Embarrased? We Japanese are taught about Korean influence on our culture. The rice farming and some metal products were introduced by the immigrants from Korean peninsula (渡来人 Torai-jin), for example.Thanks for the extra info, @daubman!Wikipedia explains:Toraijin refers to people who came to Japan from abroad in a broad sense, but it also refers to people who became naturalized citizens of ancient Japan from the Chinese continent via the Nansei Islands or the Korean Peninsula in ancient times in a limited sense. They introduced many aspects of Chinese culture to Japan. Valuing their knowledge and culture, the Yamato government gave preferential treatment to toraijin. The elements of Chinese culture introduced to the Yamato Imperial Court are very important. According to the book Shinsen Shōjiroku compiled in 815, a total 154 out of 1,182 clans in the Kinai area on Honshū were regarded as people with foreign genealogy. The book specifically mentions 163 were from China, 104 such families from Baekje… 41 from Goguryeo, 6 from Silla, and 3 from Gaya. They might be families that moved to Japan between the years A.D. 356-645…According to Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, the oldest record of a Silla immigrant is Amenohiboko, a legendary prince of Silla who settled to Japan at the era of Emperor Suinin, perhaps around the 3rd or 4th century.Statue of AmenohibokoJapan[Source] -- source link

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