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&#160;Early Korea Project Occasional Series The Han Commanderies in Early Korean HistoryUniversity of Hawai’i Press, 2013 Edited by Mark E. Byington The present volume treats that period of the history of the Korean peninsula characterized by the presence of commanderies first established by the Chinese Han empire in 108 B.C. The ten chapters of this volume address such topics as the societies that preceded the commanderies, the history and material culture of the commanderies, particularly of Lelang, the political and cultural influence the commanderies exerted upon surrounding regions, and the structural character of the commanderies in Korean viewed in broad perspective. Table of ContentsIntroduction by Mark E. Byington "Scholarly Studies on the Han Commanderies in Korea" by Oh Youngchan and Mark E. Byington"Old Chosŏn- Its History and Archaeology" by Song Ho Jung"The History of Lelang Commandery" by Kwon O-jung"The Ruling Class of Lelang Commandery" by Oh Youngchan"The Material Culture of Lelang Commandery" by Jung In-seung"The Samhan, Ye, and Wa in the Time of the Lelang and Daifang Commanderies" by Lee Sungsi"The Fall of the Lelang and Daifang Commanderies and Its Aftermath" by Yeo HokyuKoguryŏ and the Reorganization of Xuantu Commandery" by Lee Seongje"Lelang Commandery and Han China's Commandery-Based Rule" by Kim Byung-joon"Historical Geography of the Han Commanderies in Korea" by Mark E. ByingtonContributors   