The Center for Korean Studies Presents a Special Lecture:

"Living With the Mongols: The first half century"

by Dr. Edward J. Shultz.

• When: April 20, 2023 at 3:00 P.M. - 4:30 P.M.
• Where: Center for Korean Studies Auditorium (1881 East-West Road, Honolulu, HI 96822)

Abstracts

In 1260 Koryŏ formally surrendered to the Mongols, agreeing to leave their island capital on Kanghwa, and return to their earlier capital in Kaegyŏng. This study examines Koryŏ during the reigns of kings Wŏnjong (1259 to 1274), Ch’ungnyŏl (1274 to 1308), and Ch’ungsŏn (1308-1313), a period of 54 years. It  seeks to understand how the Koryŏ kings and the people of Koryŏ lived with these new Mongol overlords. Did they adapt, accommodate, or merely survive? What changes occurred in Koryŏ over this half century period? This Mongol experience cannot help but bring to mind other times when foreign rulers occupied Korea such as the Japanese from 1905 to 1945 or briefly by the Americans from 1945 to 1948. Now in the 21^st century we are witnessing the Ukrainian people and government attempting to survive overwhelming Russian aggression. Does the Koryŏ experience provide a better perspective on these 20^th and 21^st century events?

Dr. Edward Shultz

Dr. Shultz has been a professor of Asian Studies at three University of Hawaii campuses and is currently a professor emeritus at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Prior to retiring, he was dean of the School of Pacific and Asian Studies and Assistant Vice Chancellor of International Education and Exchange. In 2014, he served as interim chancellor of Hawai‘i Tokai International College on O‘ahu.

The event is free and open to all. For further information, including information regarding disability access, telephone the Center for Korean Studies at 808-956-7041. This event is in part supported by the Academy of Korean Studies Strategic Research Institute Program (AKS-2020-SRI-2200001). The University of Hawai‘i is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution.