HANGARAM INTELLECTUAL LINEAGE

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History from our own perspective

Shin Chae-ho abroad and Jeong In-bo at home: two pillars of independent Korean historiography.

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Danjae Shin Chae-ho watercolor portrait — **Danjae Shin Chae-ho**Overseas · National historiographyDeveloping a national historiography abroad,
opening a path to independence through history

Widang Jeong In-bo watercolor portrait — **Widang Jeong In-bo**Within Korea · Independent historiographyLeading the formation of an independent historical perspective within Korea,
preserving the spirit of Joseon

Yoon Nae-hyun watercolor portrait — **Yoon Nae-hyun**Gojoseon history

Choi Jae-seok watercolor portrait — **Choi Jae-seok**Ancient Korea and Japan

Lee Jae-ho watercolor portrait — **Lee Jae-ho**Scholarly integrity

Park Chung-shin watercolor portrait — **Park Chung-shin**Intellectual history

Lee Deok-il watercolor portrait — **Lee Deok-il**Hangaram Institute of History & Culture

HANGARAM HISTORY

1997Founding of HangaramOur first step toward a sound understanding of history

1997—2005Historical publicationsJoseon History through Factional Strife; Mysteries of Korean History, vols. 1–3; Song Si-yeol and Their Country; Jeong Yak-yong and His Brothers, vols. 1–2; The Poisoning of Joseon Kings, vols. 1–2

2005Incorporation as an associationEstablishing a foundation for public-interest work

OngoingOverseas historical field tripsExploring history through on-site study

2014Launch of a civic movement against colonial historiographyBringing citizens and scholars together to re-examine history

2013—2015Modern and Contemporary Korea seriesHistorical perspectives and nation-building ideas of national leaders under Japanese rule; Academy of Korean Studies

2015—2016Opposition to the Northeast Asian History Atlas projectScholarly responses to historical distortions in mapmaking

2016. 02. 05Citizens’ press conference on academic freedom and identityNew Kukje Hotel; concerning the guilty verdict related to Colonial Views of History Within Us

2017Founding of the Bareun History AcademyLaunch of the journal History and Convergence

2018—2020Translation of a newly annotated edition of Sima Qian’s ShijiSupported by the Lotte Scholarship Foundation

2023Opposition to A Thousand-Year History of JeollaEfforts to address distortions in regional history

2023History and Convergence indexed in KCIRecognition as an indexed journal by the National Research Foundation of Korea

2024A Korean History Textbook for Everyone publishedA history textbook for the general public

2025Production of the documentary Manguk JeonjaengProduction and screening of a historical documentary

2026Gwangbokhoe’s Bareun Yeoksa Allimi training programPublic education to train citizens to share historical knowledge

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