COREA OR
After coming across an Internet article stating that an old British map of Korea with Korea and the Sea of Korea printed on it was a fake because of the use of “K” in the name of
Not believing in any of it, simply because I knew that These discoveries led me to believe that it is some kind of conspiracy or cover up on the part of the scholars and mass media. So I made up my mind to dig even deeper into the real history.
Instead of relying on circumstantial evidence, I based my research on many official and public documents of that time to see what really happened. What I found is truly amazing!
First, let us take a look at some of the official Korean stamps from 1884 to 1903.
Ex. 1) Corean Post 10 Moon stamp from 1884. Designed by Japanese, Saito Chuzo and printed in
Note: Introduction of this Japanese made stamp in late November of 1884 in
Ex. 2)
Ex. 3) Imperial Korean Post 20 Chon stamp from 1900. Designed by Han, Chi-chang and printed in
Ex. 4) Imperial Korean Post 2 Chon stamp from 1901. Designed by Han, Chi-chang and printed in
Ex. 5) Postes Imperiales De Coree 2 Ree stamp from 1903. Designed by V.E. Clemencet and printed in
Ex. 6) Postcard issued by the Imperial Korean Post. Also shows K.
Ex. 7) Imperial Korean Foreign Office also issued Imperial Korean passports that clearly used “K” and not “C.” The enlarged fragment of the passport shows three K’s in the words Korean and
All this solid evidence proves that the Korean Government of that time used “K” and not “C” as some scholars suggest. As a matter of fact, one can deduct from all of this that the Korean Government wanted nothing to do with the Japanese “C,” probably to show its independence from the Japanese influence
Now let’s see what the Japanese Government did during their occupation of The following evidence shows that they used both Corea and
Ex. 1911 The Bank of Chosen 5 Korean yen banknote. Japanese changed the names of The Bank of Korea to that of The Bank of Chosen and of the Korean Won to the Japanese Yen. By the way, Chosen is ahead of
Ex. 9) 1944 Japanese made 10 and 100 Korean yen banknotes. No English and probably no or little Korean on it. Japanese was by then the sole language used in the Japanese province of Chosen.
Ex. 10) ca 1913 Japanese postcard showing “Corean” girl and a stamp with
Ex. 11) Japanese Consul stamp from Gensan, “Corea.” It also shows that this Japanese by the name of Shorge Kozuka considered himself to be a “Corean” Consul.
Ex. 12) ca 1923 Japanese postcard showing Kinsen, “Corea.” Kinsen is the Japanese version of Korean Incheon.
To top it all off is the next example of the true Japanese intentions towards Korean people. It bluntly indicates that Japanese never had any intentions for the Koreans to be represented anywhere by the names Corea, Chosen or Ex. 13) 1978 medal commemorating the victory of Sohn Kee-chung in the marathon race at the Berlin Olympics in 1936. Sohn Kee-chung was an ethnic Korean who participated in the Berlin Olympics as a Japanese citizen. Kitei Son is the Japanese name of Sohn Kee-chung. After 1932, all Koreans were forced to change their names.
I think this medal shows the true intentions of the Japanese invasion and occupation of The official name of the 2002 Korea Japan World Cup makes it very obvious that Japanese don’t really care about the English alphabetical order.
IN CONCLUSION 1) Korean Government (1895-1905) consistently used the K spelling of 2) Japanese Government right from the start used “C” Corea (1884) to influence the spelling of 3) After the 1905 Eulsa Protectorate Treaty, Japanese consistently forced Corea or 4) Scholars should base their claims on rock solid and easily available evidence and not dubious circumstantial evidence. 5) Purposely misleading the Korean public and the world that Japan had any intentions on allowing Corea or Chosen (ahead of Japan) or Korea (after Japan) to appear internationally in any alphabetical order is truly a serious crime. It was supposed to be forever not C or K, but J as in 6) 7) “K” probably was a symbol of Korean independence from the Japanese influence. |
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