| Dongsa Gangmok | |
| Hangul | 동사강목 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Dongsa gangmok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Tongsa kangmok |
Dongsa Gangmok (Compendium of the eastern history) is a Korean history book written by Ahn Jeong-bok (1712–1791) about the Joseon dynasty. It is composed of 20 volumes, and describes from Gojoseon to Goryeo.[1][2]
The book consists of 17 volumes for the East and 3 volumes for the East. The narrative style is a one-year-old style[clarification needed] and is a representative history book of the time of study.[3]
In 1756, the author began compiling at the age of 45 and completed the first draft in three years. Afterwards, he exchanged opinions with his teachers and friends in a letter and revised the draft. He completed it in 1778, 22 years after he began compiling.[4]
The contents of the text were described in 'Gang-Mok' form, with important events marked in a 'Gang', and articles related to them were written down in a 'Mok'. Where his opinions should be put, he wrote two lines of 'An(meaning "look")' and two lines of comments.[5]
It contains a legend of the description and a map of the map of Dangun, a map of three last names of Shilla, Goguryeo map, Baekje map, and a map of Goryeo.[4]