Historical Verification of Korea's Sovereignty over Ulleungdo and Dokdo
Song Byeong-kie ; translated by National Assembly Library, Republic of Korea.
- Seoul : National Assembly Library, c2010.
- 492 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 479-492) and index.
The "one island view" versus the "two island view" -- The territorial management of Ulleungdo during antiquity and the Goryeo Dynasty -- The Ulleungdo settlement ban in early Joseon -- Theory of a new undiscovered island in the East Sea -- The abduction of Ahn Yong-bok to Japan and his activities -- Negotiations in Busan -- The ban on navigation to Ulleungdo issued by the Edo Shogunate and Usando -- Ahn Yong-bok's clandestine trip to Japan -- Ahn Yong-bok's accomplishments -- The resolution of the Ulleungdo Jaenggye -- The establishment of the Ulleungdo Suto System -- Improving geographical understanding -- The dispatching of inspector Yi Gyu-won -- The Meiji government's perception of Ulleungdo and Dokdo during 1870s and 1880s -- The Meiji navigation ban to Ulleungdo and Japanese evacuation -- The Island Development Project and the abolition of the Suto System -- Japanese incursions into Ulleungdo -- The dispatching of inspection commissioner U Yong-jeong -- The integration of Ulleungdo into local administrative system -- The interpretation of Seokdo -- The Japanese invasion of Ulleungdo -- Japan's annexation of Ryanko Island -- Shim Heung-taek's report -- The state of Usanguk and 'two island theory" -- The Ulleungdo Jaenggye (K. Ulleungdo Jaenggye; J. Takeshima Ikken) and the protest of Ahn Yong-bok -- The declaration of Ulleungdo an Usando (Dokdo) as foreign possessions by Japanese Dajokan Minister -- Japan's annexation of "Ryanko Island" and shim Heung-taek's report to the Korean government.
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Tok Island (Korea)--History. Ullŭng Island (Korea)--History. Korea--History--1392-1637. Korea--History--1637-1864. Korea--History--1864-1910.