Gyeogam Yurok

The Gyeogam Yurok (격암유록), also known as the Namsago Prophecy (남사고예언서), is a book allegedly written by the Joseon scholar Nam Sago (1509–1571) who styled himself "Gyeogam".

Author

Nam Sago (1509–1571) was a scholar of the Joseon period of Korea,[1] who styled himself Gyeogam. He was well versed in mechanics, feng shui, astronomy, martial arts, and physiognomy. He was known for poems and prose with prophetic intents.[2]

Book

In 1977, Lee Do-eun published a book titled Gyeogam Yurok (Korean: 격암유록) containing a set of prophecies attributed to Nam Sago.[3]

These prophecies supposedly unveiled the mysteries of 450 years of Korean history, forecasting many events of the past such as the Imjin War, the Donghak Peasant Revolution, and the Korea-Japan Consolidation Treaty, as well as the liberation and division of the Korean Peninsula, the Korean War, the 4·19 Revolution and the 5·16 military coup d'état.[4]

In 1995, Kim Hawon criticized the book as a forgery; many of its elements have been branded as anachronisms.[5][4]

In any case, a copy of this book is kept in the National Library of Korea.[4]

Notes
  1. Doopedia/Nam_Sago.
  2. AKS/Gyeogam Ilgo.
  3. Encykor/Nam Sago Prophecies.
  4. Jeong 2009.
    • Kim, Ha-wŏn.; 김 하원. (2008). Kyogam yurok ŭn katcha Chŏnggamnok ŭn ŏngt'ŏri songha pigyŏl ŭn? (in Pashto). Sŏul-si: Minjung Ch'ulp'ansa. ISBN 978-89-98024-24-6. OCLC 706774229.

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