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Hi, I'm new here and I see that you haven't posted in a while, but I feel compelled to make a comment on your January 19, 2007 post on the origins of the Japanese language to Koguryo. Beckwith makes very interesting connections in relating history to the languages. However, although he is correct that many Koguryo families(royal families) were taken to Tang China as exiles after the Silla-Tang conquest and subsequent unification of Korea,the vast majority of Koguryo families (I wish I can cite you the numbers) moved to the Korean peninsula proper while others were able to stay behind above the Yalu and form the neo-Koguryo ruling state called Palhae. You also have to remember, Silla had a tenuous hold on the peninsula full of non-Silla peoples (Paekche and Koguryo). And it was a Koguryo descendant Won Kon who through a Coup Detat established the Koryo dynasty. Why would he name the new state Koryo if he didn't have the power backing of those who claim Koguryo descent? This is why I disagree with Beckwith's assertion that Korea has very little genetic Korguryo blood. This leads to my second point, genetics and language is not always the same thing; take a look how Spanish and English speakers today have little to do with the languages' place of origin.

Hi, I'm new here and I see that you haven't posted in a while, but I feel compelled to make a comment on your January 19, 2007 post on the origins of the Japanese language to Koguryo. Beckwith makes very interesting connections in relating history to the languages. However, although he is correct that many Koguryo families(royal families) were taken to Tang China as exiles after the Silla-Tang conquest and subsequent unification of Korea,the vast majority of Koguryo families (I wish I can cite you the numbers) moved to the Korean peninsula proper while others were able to stay behind above the Yalu and form the neo-Koguryo ruling state called Palhae. You also have to remember, Silla had a tenuous hold on the peninsula full of non-Silla peoples (Paekche and Koguryo). And it was a Koguryo descendant Won Kon who through a Coup Detat established the Koryo dynasty. Why would he name the new state Koryo if he didn't have the power backing of those who claim Koguryo descent? This is why I disagree with Beckwith's assertion that Korea has very little genetic Korguryo blood. This leads to my second point, genetics and language is not always the same thing; take a look how Spanish and English speakers today have little to do with the languages' place of origin.

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