A special exhibition at Jeju National Museum commemorates the 11-hundredth anniversary of the (고려) Goryeo Dynasty’s foundation. It focuses on the dynasty’s (삼별초) Sambyeolcho military unit, which resisted Mongolian invasion until the last possible moment. Kim Minhoe reports.




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The Jeju National Museum is holding a special exhibition called “Sambyeolcho and East Asia” to commemorate the 1100-year anniversary of the foundation of the (고려) Goryeo Dynasty.

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‘Sambyeolcho and East Asia’
Jeju National Museum through February 28

The exhibition covers 40 years during the late (고려) Goryeo Dynasty and is divided into five chapters: from the (고려) Goryeo military regime resisting the Mongol invasion to the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty’s rule over the Korean Peninsula.

In the late (고려) Goryeo Dynasty, some military officials who refused to surrender to the Yuan Dynasty formed the (삼별초) Sambyeolcho Rebellion and fought on the islands off the southern shore of the Korean Peninsula.

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Exhibition covers full history of Sambyeolcho

The exhibition includes Sambyeolcho relics discovered in (강화) Ganghwa, (진도) Jindo, and Jeju - where the force was headquartered and where they fought against the Goryeo-Mongolian allies.

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Kim Jong-man / Director, Jeju National Museum
The exhibition offers a detailed look at the major activities of the Sambyeolcho unit and the time period in which it operated.
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"이 전시에서는 삼별초에 관한 모든 여정을 살펴 볼 수 있도록 많은 유물을 전시해서 꾸몄습니다."

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570 exhibits include 10 state-designated cultural assets

About 570 items are on display, from state-designated cultural assets to newly-discovered relics.

The museum is also showcasing materials from excavations, history, and art from the late Goryeo dynasty.

The collection includes pieces from 20 sites in Korea and Japan.

There is the (초조대장경) Chojodaejanggyeon, Goryeo’s first complete collection of Tripitaka carved on woodblocks, designated as National Treasure No. 272; the armor of General (정지) Jeongji, which is designated National Treasure No. 336; relics excavated at the (용장) Yongjang Fortress in (진도) Jindo and the (항파두리) Hangpaduri Anti-Mongolian Historical Site in Jeju; and finally antiques discovered on the seabed of Dakashima, Japan.

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Yang Su-mi / Curator
I hope visitors ponder the meaning of the Sambyeolcho force to the Goryeo people, including those in Jeju, who lived 750 years ago, as well as to our generation.
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"삼별초가 750년 전 고려인들에게 어떤 의미였고, 특히 직접적 영향을 준 제주 사람들에게는 어떤 의미였는지 그리고 지금 우리에게 어떤 의미인지 생각해보는 계기가 되었으면 좋겠습니다."

750 years ago, the Sambyeolcho force resisted against the invaders and became a beacon of hope to those on the peninsula.

[Reporter] Kim Minhoe
[Camera] Hyeon Gwang-hoon

Come and experience the story of “Sambyeolcho and East Asia” and relive the force’s desperate resistance to Mongolian rule, on now, at the Jeju National Museum.

Kim Minhoe, KCTV