A Study on the Review of the Factuality and Historical Value of the Daehanmangguksa Yeoljeon: Focusing on the Case of Salt Merchant Doo-Won Kim

Historical testimonies about the period of national death in the early 20th century can be found in various sources (historical materials) currently conveyed. In addition to Park Eun-sik's HanKookTongSa(韓國痛史), Hwang Hyun's MaeCheonYaRok(梅泉野錄), Song Sang-do's KiRyoSuPil(騎驢隨筆), and Jo Hee-je's YeomJaeYaRok(念齋野錄) are records of major domestic and international events and people that occurred during the time, and are major sources discussed without omission when examining the historical situation at the time. Daehanmanguksa Yeoljeon written by Roh Sang-ik at his place of exile, has a certain difference from previous stories in terms of biographies of people at various levels who were active in the era of national networks. Daehanmanguksa Yeoljeon records the actions of various people facing the situation in the ruined country by referring to the characters included in the Korean News Agency, the contents of the author's own observations, and records such as newspapers. Daehanmanguksa Yeoljeon is confirmed as an unfinished manuscript when examining the form and contents of the book. However, considering the nature of being a collection of biographies of people who were active at the time of the Great Britain, it is one of the important materials that cannot be missed in current research history. If you look at the records of the contestants included in Daehanmanguksa Yeoljeon, it is confirmed that there are cases where they do not match the actual actions of those characters. It is presumed that the author's writing activities were influenced by material limitations at the time of writing, the uneasy living environment in exile, and the urgent social situation under Japanese rule. If this case is considered, it will be possible to read the correct feed after examining objective facts such as mutual comparison with other materials written at the same time and whether it is actually true.