China's Intercourse with Korea from the Xvth Century to 1895 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1905 Excerpt: ... III. THE MANCHU INVASIONS OF KOREA.1 A Decree of the forty-fifth year K'ang-hsi (a.d. 1706) says: --"Chao-hsien is among the outer barbarians the country which approximates the closest to China in its literature and customs. When the Emperor T'ai-sung-wen conquered in person that country, there was no spot throughout its eight provinces and its many islands where his troops did not penetrate. The kingdom was destroyed and brought to life again (through his bounty), and so the people of the country erected a commemorative tablet in stone at a place where the Emperor's headquarters had been, and his virtue is extolled to the present day.2 "They (the Koreans) are very deserving of praise. During the Ming period they never wavered in their allegiance, and from first to last they have never shown duplicity." Great are these words of the Sovereign, and how they should stimulate foreign nations to perpetual loyalty Chao-hsien is (the same as) Ching-chou beyond the sea (mentioned in) the Tribute of Yii (Yii kung).3 Shun divided it off as Ying chou, and during the Chou Dynasty it was given as a fief to Ki-tzfl. It was originally Chinese territory, and separated from Sheng-ching (Manchuria) by the Yalu River. In the fourth year of T'ien-ming of the Emperor T'ai-tsukao (1619), 200,000 of the Ming troops invaded (Manchuria) by four roads, and Korea sent General Kang Hong-ip with 1 Translated from the Sheng-wu-chi by Wei Yuan, Bk. vi, p. 10 et seq. See also C. Imbault Huart, Journal Asiatique, 7th series, xiv, pp. 308-340. 1 This refers to the Songpha inscription at Sam-jon do, of which a translation is given further on. 3 See Legge's translation of the Shu king Sacred Books of the Suit, vol. iii), p. 65. troops to assist the Hai and Kai divisions of the Ming army.1 But...