Korea

by A. Hamilton

INDEX

• A Tai-cho, [175]
• Agriculture Department, expenditure of, [98], [100]
• Allen, Dr., [155]
• America:
• Interests in Korea, [154-156]
• Trade with Korea, [139], [144], [146], [147]
• Am-nok River, see [Yalu]
• An-ak, [164]
• An-man-chai Pass, [233]
• An-tung, [29], [193], [206 n]
• An-yang, [158]
• A-o-ya Pass, [164]
• Banks:
• Dai Ichi Ginko, [28], [103-105]
• Russo-Chinese, [28], [194]
• Bauer, Herr, [218], [220]
• Belgian interests in Korea, [166-167]
• Bojisco, [202]
• Bourdaret, M., [162]
• Boxer disturbances, [138], [146]
• Broughton, Captain W. R., [5], [171]
• Broughton Bay, [6], [171-172]
• Brown, J. McLeavy:
• Sketch of, [81-87];
• Work of, [20], [32], [154];
• Yi Yong-ik, Relations with, [60-61], [87]
• Bruce, Admiral, [86]
• Brünner, M., [201]
• Buddhism, [231], [235-240], [263], [288], [292-296]
• Cazalis, M., [90-91]
• Chang-dan, [164]
• Chang-ot, the, [38], [44]
• Chemulpo, [11], [29], [30], [32], [104], [141], [166], [182], [264];
• Description of, [15-23]
• Chi-fu, [32], [140]
• Chik-san, [161]
• China:
• Conservatism of, [10-12], [114]
• Korea:
• Early Relations with, [10], [129-130];
• Settlements in, [16-18], [108-110];
• Trade with, [126], [141]
• Chin-am-po, description of, [182], [185-187], [188]
• Chin-eui, [158]
• Ching-kai-wan (Shin-hai, or Chin-hai), [200]
• Chino-Japanese War, reference to, [10], [29], [31], [136]
• Chin-san, [159]
• Cho Pyöng-sik, [104]
• Cho Sung-hyup, [202]
• Cho-san, [204]
• Christianity, [261-269]
• Chun-kok, [124]
• Chyang-pyöng, [159]
• Chyök-syöng, description of, [214]
• Chyöl-la, [124], [158], [179], [182]
• Chyön-eui, [158]
• Chyung-chyöng, [4], [6], [125], [158], [161], [182]
• Chyu-pung Pass, [159]
• Clemencet, M. E., [31]
• Communications Department, expenditure of, [98]
• Companies:
• American, [19], [154]
• English, [151-152]
• French, [89], [161]
• Russian, [192], [200 seq.]
• Concubinage, laws relating to, [113-114]
• Confucianism, [238-240], [263]
• Cooke, Miss, [154], [166]
• Corfe, Bishop, [154], [264]
• Corruption, Government, [105-107]
• Cotton trade, [138-139]
• Currency, debased, [92-3], [101-103]
• Customs, Imperial Korean Maritime:
• Establishment of, [20-21]
• Hypothecation of, [60-61], [89-93]
• Mr. McLeavy Brown, Chief Commissioner of, [81-89]
• Revenue from, [307]
• Dalny, [19]
• de Lapeyriere, M., [162]
• de Plancy, Colin, [90], [94], [161], [162], [183]
• de Speyer, M., [94]
• Dress, Seoul, in, [35-40]
• Drought, effects of, [253-257]
• Dagelet, [7]
• Dun River, [171]
• Durock, [7]
• Education Department, expenditure of, [98], [100]
• Education in Korea, [27-8], [65], [108-111]
• Emberley, Mr., [152], [296], [299]
• Emperor of Korea, the:
• Character of, [62-69]
• Mr. McLeavy Brown, attitude towards, [87-89]
• Power of, [59], [114-115]
• Religion of, [239]
• England, see [Great Britain]
• Eun-san, [187], [217]
• Farming, methods of, [120-123]
• Finance Department, expenditure of, [98], [100]
• Food-stuffs in Korea, character of, [124-127]
• Foreign Department, expenditure of, [98], [100]
• Forest Concession, the, [201 seq.]
• France:
• Interests of, in Korea, [161-166]
• Policy of, in Korea, [61], [91-92], [95-6], [183-4]
• Fusan, [16], [30], [32], [104], [141];
• Early Japanese incursions into, [129-132];
• Description of, [176-178]
• Fusan, Old, [159], [176-177]
• Germany:
• Interests of, in Korea, [166]
• Trade with Korea, [146], [147]
• Gisaing, [52 seq.]
• Gold, export returns, [308]
• Mining, [217-220]
• Government corruption, [105-107]
• Great Britain:
• Interests of, in Korea, [149-154]
• Policy of, in Korea, [91], [95-96], [184]
• Settlement in Korea, [18]
• Trade in the East, lack of enterprise, [141-147]
• Gubbins, J. G., [87], [88], [90], [95]
• Hai-chu, [164]
• Hai-yong River, [226]
• Hall, Basil, [6]
• Ham-kyöng, [9], [126], [175], [176], [189]
• Han River, [21], [163], [164], [280-283]
• Han-chu, [163]
• Han-ju, [164]
• Ha-ram, [123]
• Hart, Sir Robert, [20], [81]
• Hayashi, Mr., [205]
• Hermit Kingdom, the, [41], [43]
• Hideyoshi, [49], [285]
• Home Department, expenditure, [98], [99]
• Hulbert, Prof. H. B., [108]
• Hwang-hai, [125]
• Hyön-pung, [159]
• Im-chin River, [163], [164]
• Im-myöng, [190]
• Industries:
• Domestic, [117 seq.], [121-123], [180-181]
• Fishing and fish-drying, [247-249]
• Mining, [217-220]
• Salt making from sea-water, [249]
• Irrigation, [122]
• Island, Round, [21]
• Roze, [21]
• Japan:
• Dai Ichi Ginko instituted, [103-105]
• Early relations between Korea and, [1], [4], [49], [128-134]
• Foreign goods counterfeited by, [167-169]
• Interests of, in Korea, [156-161], [172-173]
• Korean currency, action regarding, [102-103]
• Policy of, in Korea, [134-137]
• Russia, attitude towards, [194-200]
• Settlements in Korea, [16-18], [136-137], [160-161]
• Trade with Korea, [138-139], [141], [144], [146]
• Jordan, Mr., [152], [184]
• Kak-kot-chi, [286]
• Kak-pi Pass, [228]
• Kal-kan-i, [228]
• Kang, Lady, [68]
• Kang-kyöi, [216]
• Kang-kyöng, [158]
• Kang-song, [286]
• Kang-wha, [284-296]
• Kang-won, [8], [125], [126], [175], [176]
• Kap-san, [216]
• Keu-chai, [198]
• Keum River, [158], [182]
• Keum-kang-san, [227], [229], [232]
• Keum-san, [159]
• Ki-ja, [123]
• Kim Yueng-chun, [68]
• Knochenhauer, [217]
• Kobe, [32]
• Ko-chong, [286]
• Kong-chyu, [158]
• Konishi, [132]
• Korea:
• Character of people, [117-120], [222];
• Court of, [59 seq.], [70-80];
• Customs and dress of the people, [35-41];
• Dancing, [56-58];
• Development and progress of, [10-15];
• Disease in, [259-260];
• Early explorers of, [2-7];
• Filth of people, [249-250];
• Food, [126-127];
• Geography of, [1-10], [13-14], [143];
• Government, [10-11], [96], [105], [114-116];
• Hunting in, [222-226];
• Language of, [108-110];
• Origin of people, [41-42];
• Postal system, [30-32];
• Slavery in, [49-52];
• Superstition, [7-10], [251-252], [256-257];
• Telegraphic communication, [26], [28-30];
• Trade and shipping, [20-23], [138-147], [302-306];
• Travelling in, [270-280]
• American interests in, [154-156]
• Belgian interests in, [166-167]
• British interests in, [149-154];
• Policy in, [91], [95], [184];
• Settlements in, [18]
• China and, early relations between, [10], [129-130];
• Influence of, in, [42];
• Settlements in, [16-18];
• Trade between, [141]
• French influence in, [61];
• interests in, [161-166];
• Policy in, [91-92], [95], [183-184]
• German interests in, [166]
• Japanese, incursions and early relations with, [49], [128-134];
• Influence, [134-137];
• Interests in, [156-161], [172-173];
• Policy in, [134-135];
• Settlements in, [16-18], [136-137], [160-161]
• Russian influence in, [61];
• Interests in, [171], [172], [192-206];
• Policy in, [91], [94], [183-184]
• Ko-ryö, [175]
• Ko-yang, [164]
• Kumungo, the, [111]
• Kun-san, description of, [182], [188-189]
• Kuroda, [132]
• Kwi-po, [159]
• Kyöng-keui, [125], [158]
• Kyöng-syang, [124], [126], [158]
• Kyo-wha, [164]
• La Pérouse, [7]
• Law Department, expenditure, [98], [100]
• Law, marriage and divorce, of, [112-114]
• Penal, [111-112]
• Lazareli, [7]
• Lefevre, M. G., [162]
• Li Hung Chang, [201]
• Liao-tung Gulf, [129]
• Peninsula, [195]
• Lyne Sound, [179]
• Ma-eum-to Island, [288]
• Manchuria, Russian policy towards, [195], [196], [205]
• Man-sak-dong, [16]
• Man-san-po, [192], [196-200]
• Matunine, M., [94]
• Min Yeung-ik, [61]
• Minerals, Korean, [14], [165], [187], [189], [217-220]
• Table of, [309]
• Mines, British, [217]
• German, [217 seq.]
• Mining, Korean methods of, [219-220]
• Missionaries:
• American, [265-267];
• Church of England, [264-265], [288];
• French, [261-264]
• Mok-po, [32], [104], [158], [264];
• Description of, [178-181]
• Monasteries:
• Chang-an-sa, [226], [229-230], [233], [234], [243], [244-246];
• Chung-deung, [288];
• Kang-wha, [287-288], [289-296];
• Mun-su-sa, [288];
• Pyo-un, [229];
• Shin-ki-sa, [241-242];
• Sin-ga, [229];
• Sok-wan, [175];
• Yu-chom-sa, [229], [232-237], [241], [246-247]
• Mountains: Diamond, [8], [170 seq.], [226 seq.], [242];
• Korean, description of, [13-14];
• Nam-san, [25];
• Peuk-an, [25];
• Superstitions regarding, [8-10]
• Mukden, [193]
• Mum-sa-am, [243]
• Mun-chyön, [159]
• Mun-san-po, [164]
• Mun-su, hill of, [287]
• Nagasaki, [28], [32]
• Nageum, the, [111]
• Nak-tong River, [159]
• Nam-pu, [200]
• Newchang, [138]
• No-dol, [158]
• Om, Lady, [61], [65-69], [87], [239]
• On-mun, [109], [110]
• On-yang, [158]
• Oppert, [6]
• O-san-tong, [158]
• Paik-tu-san, [13]
• Pavloff, M., [94], [183], [193], [198]
• Pedlars’ Guild, [105]
• Pellisier, [7]
• Police Department, expenditure of, [98], [100]
• Po-mun-sa, [288]
• Ponies, Korean, [271-273]
• Po-pheung, King, [229]
• Po-ri, [125]
• Port Arthur, [19], [32], [171], [172], [196];
• Hamilton, [200-201];
• Lazareff, [171]
• Postal Union, [30], [31]
• Prince Jerome’s Gulf, [6]
• Productions, farm, [122-127], [143]
• Pu-ti-chong Pass, [233], [234]
• Pyök-tong, [204]
• Pyöng-an, [125], [126], [175], [176], [217]
• Pyöng-tak, [158]
• Pyöng-yang, [29], [132], [155], [162], [164];
• Description of, [182], [185], [187-188]
• Quelpart, [2], [6], [124], [267]
• Railways:
• Seoul-Chemulpo, [156], [157], [158];
• Seoul-Fusan, [19], [156-160], [177];
• Trans-Siberian, [19], [163], [171]
• Rainfall, [257-259]
• Revenue, sources of, [96-101], [307]
• Rice crop, importance of, [153-154]
• Russia:
• Interests in Korea, [171], [172], [192-206];
• Japan, attitude towards, [194-200];
• Policy in Korea, [61], [91], [94-96], [183-184];
• Policy in Manchuria, [195], [196];
• Yong-an-po, appropriation of, [201-206]
• Ru-yong-san River, [179]
• Ryang-san, [159]
• Ryöng-san, [159]
• Ryön-san, [159]
• Sang-no, the, [49-50]
• Schwartz, [7]
• Seoul, [16], [103], [104], [141], [264];
• Description of, [24-42]
• Shamanism, [238]
• Shanghai, [31], [32], [140], [142]
• Shantung, [18], [129]
• Shibusawa, Baron, [103]
• Shimonosaki, [10]
• Shipping, Chemulpo, [19-23];
• Scheduled returns of, [302-304]
• Sho-ho, see [An-tung]
• Shufeldt, Admiral, [16]
• Si-heung, [158]
• Sin-chyön, [164]
• Sin-gyo, [158]
• Slavery, Korean, [49-52]
• Son-dol-mok Rapids, [286]
• Song-do, [162], [163]
• Steamship Companies:
• Nippon Yusen Kaisha, [32], [142];
• Osaka Shosen Kaisha, [32], [142-3]
• Suk-chong, [286]
• Syn-won, [158]
• Syök-kyo-chyön, [159]
• Syön-chyön-po, [184-185], [187]
• Syöng-chik, [247]
• Syöng-chin, [182]
• Ta-bäk Mountains, [167]
• Ta-dong River, [185-186]
• Tai Won Kun, [65]
• Tai-hoang-kyo, [158]
• Tai-ku, [159]
• Taku, [32]
• Tan-bal-yang Pass, [226]
• Tap-kok, [124]
• Taxation, [96-97]
• Teh-chang-chin, [216]
• Temples, Buddhist, [235], [236], [288], [292-295]
• Tiger, the Korean, [224]
• Tokio, [19]
• Tong-ko-kai, [166], [207], [217 seq.]
• Tong-lai, [159]
• Trade:
• Chemulpo, of, [20-23];
• Exports and imports, value of, [21-23];
• Scheduled return of articles, [305-306];
• Native produce, scheduled return of, [307]
• Train service, schedule of, [301]
• Trollope, Rev. Mark Napier, [288]
• Tsu-shima, [29], [131]
• Tumen River, [201], [206]
• Tun-po, [158]
• Ul-lyang, [201]
• Unkoffsky, [7]
• Un-san, [155], [156], [187], [217]
• Vladivostock, [32], [142], [171], [172], [193], [196]
• Wai-koan, [159]
• War Department, expenditure of, [98], [100]
• Washington Gulf, [179]
• Wei-hai-wei, British demonstration at, [61]
• Wha-ding, [250]
• Whan-gan, [159]
• Wi-ju, [13], [29], [161], [163], [193], [202];
• Description and opening of, [183-184]
• Women, Korean:
• Character of, [48];
• Condition of, [41], [43-58];
• Education of, [108-111]
• Won-san, [30], [32], [141], [142], [143], [193];
• Description of, [170-176]
• Yalu River, [161], [201], [206 n]
• Yamen, [117], [118], [249]
• Yang River, [159]
• Yang-san, [159]
• Yang-tse, [145]
• Yang-wha-chin, [164]
• Yi-cha-sun, [54]
• Yi-yong-ik:
• Character of, [62];
• Customs loan, attitude regarding, [90];
• Dai Ichi Ginko, opposition to, [104-105];
• Mr. McLeavy Brown, relations with, [60-61], [87];
• Transactions of, [106-107]
• Yokohama, [142]
• Yong-an-po, [183], [184];
• Russian appropriation of, [193], [201-206]
• Yong-chyön, [202], [204], [206]
• Yöng-dong, [159]
• Yong-san, [158]
• Yong-tong-po, [156], [158]

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MAP OF KOREA

PREPARED BY ANGUS HAMILTON

1904

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