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Yi Chung-hwan

Korean geographer (1690–1756) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Yi Chung-hwan (Korean: 이중환; Hanja: 李重煥; 1690–1756) was a Joseon civil servant and geographer.[1] He wrote the classic Taengniji [ko] (1751), describing places in Korea in detail,[2][3] including provinces of Pyeong'an, Hamgyeong, Hwanghae, Gangwon, Gyeongsang, Jeolla, Chungcheong, and Gyeonggi.[1]

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