Samguk Yusa

collection of legends, folktales and historical accounts relating to Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla and other ancient Korean states, compiled by Iryeon
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Samguk Yusa
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Samguk Yusa

Summary

Samguk Yusa is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (126 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Samguk Yusa authored Il-yeon[3].
  • Samguk Yusa's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Samguk Yusa's genre is legend[5].
  • Samguk Yusa's Commons category is recorded as Samguk Yusa[6].
  • Samguk Yusa's language of work or name is recorded as Classical Chinese[7].
  • Samguk Yusa's country of origin is recorded as Goryeo[8].
  • Samguk Yusa's catalog code is recorded as 2039[9].
  • Samguk Yusa was published on +1279-00-00T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Samguk Yusa's main subject is korean folklore[11].
  • Samguk Yusa's main subject is Korean Buddhism[12].
  • Samguk Yusa's main subject is Three Kingdoms of Korea[13].
  • Samguk Yusa's published in is recorded as Histories Section[14].
  • Samguk Yusa's heritage designation is recorded as National Treasures of South Korea[15].
  • Samguk Yusa's title is recorded as {'lang': 'lzh', 'text': '三國遺事'}[16].
  • Samguk Yusa's set in period is recorded as Three Kingdoms of Korea[17].
  • Samguk Yusa's copyright status is recorded as public domain[18].
  • Samguk Yusa's copyright status is recorded as public domain[19].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Samguk Yusa authored Il-yeon[3].

Publication

Samguk Yusa was released on +1279-00-00T00:00:00Z[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Classical Chinese[7]. Its genre is legend[5].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include korean folklore[11], Korean Buddhism[12], and Three Kingdoms of Korea[13].

Why It Matters

Samguk Yusa ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (126 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Author Il-yeon
    Copyright status public domain, public domain
    Publication date
    Genre legend
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:سامگوک یوسا]]"
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