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History Lives - Gojoseon Series: Part 20: Who Was Dangun - Myth or History?

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  1. Part 20 of the Gojoseon series examines the debate over whether Dangun was a real person, a title, or how many people held the name.
  2. Ilyeon recorded Dangun in the Samguk Yusa in 1281, and in a 2016 survey only 37% of 1,004 adults said he was a real person.
  3. South Korean scholars regard Dangun as a mythical figure or a title, while North Korea claims he was a real person following the excavation of Dangunneung in 1993.

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History Lives - Gojoseon Series: Part 20: Who Was Dangun - Myth or History?

Read the full article (machine translation) → Original article (Korean): [역사는 살아있다 – 고조선 편] 제20화: 단군은 누구인가 – 신화인가 역사인가

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