Marginality and Subversion in Korea: The Hong Kyongnae Rebellion of 1812

Weights and Measures

xiii Weights and Measures 1 chu-ch’Qk=20.795 cm* 1 po=6 chu-ch’Qk=1.25 m 1 chang=10 chu-ch’Qk=2.08 m 1 ri=360 po=2,160 chu-ch’Qk=449.17 m 1 sQm=15 or 20 mal=one picul of grain by volume=89.464 or 119.285 l (liters) 1 mal=10 toe=5.96 l 1 toe=10 hop=0.596 l *Pak H]ngsu, “ToryanghyQng chedo”; and “ToryanghyQng,” Online EncyKorea, http:// www.encykorea.com. Marginality and Subversion in Korea map 1. ChosQn 0 100 miles Tonghae (Eastern Sea) Hwanghae (Yellow Sea) Tongnae Kanggye Tsushima Island Cheju Island Kanghwa Island P’YONGAN ˘ ˘ HAMGYONG ˘ Uiju ˘ ˘ ˘ Chongju Anju ˘ P’yongyang ˘ ˘ Yonghung ˘ Wonsan ˘ Anbyon Koksan ˘ Kaesong Seoul Andong ˘ Kyongju ˘ CHOLLA KYONGSANG ˘ ˘ KANGWON ˘ ˘ CH’UNGCH’ONG HWANGHAE KYONGGI Yonggang JAPAN C H I N A N a k t o n g R . Han R. Taedo n g R . Am nok (Yalu) R. Tuman (Tum e n ) R . C h ’ o n g c h ’ o n R . ...