their surname to Seonu. He named “Seonu clan” (鮮于) using one of the words of Joseon (朝鮮) and Usan (于山国). Gi Yang was Gija's 48 th descendant. The history...

(島) refers to island, whereas "guk" (國) refers to state/nation. See 三国史記「干山国帰服す」画像 Archived December 23, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. 三国史記-卷四·新羅本紀·智証麻立干...