Editing Gojoseon (section)

===Gija myth===
{{Main|Gija Joseon}}

[[Jizi|Gija]], a man from the period of the [[Shang dynasty]], allegedly fled to the Korean peninsula in 1122 BCE during the fall of the Shang to the [[Zhou dynasty]] and founded [[Gija Joseon]].{{sfn|Barnes|2001|pp=9–10}} Gija Joseon is recognized and mentioned in the earliest surviving Chinese record, ''[[Records of the Three Kingdoms]]''. Gija's story was further developed in later Korean texts such as ''[[Samguk yusa]]'' and ''Jewang ungi''. By the middle of [[Goryeo]] dynasty, a state cult had developed around Gija.<ref name="Shim 2002"/> The ''[[Dongsa Gangmok]]'' of 1778 described Gija's activities and contributions in Gojoseon. The records of Gija refer to [[Eight Prohibitions]] ({{korean|hangul=범금팔조|hanja=犯禁八條|labels=no}}), that are recorded by the ''[[Book of Han]]'' and evidence a hierarchical society with legal protections of private property.<ref name = "daum" />

In pre-modern Korea, Gija represented the authenticating presence of Chinese civilization. Until the 12th century CE, Koreans commonly believed that Dangun bestowed upon Korea its people and basic culture, while Gija gave Korea its high culture, and presumably, standing as a legitimate civilisation.<ref name="Korea 2010, pp. 4">Kyung Moon hwang, "[[A History of Korea: An Episodic Narrative]]", 2010, p. 4</ref>

Many modern experts have denied Gija Joseon's existence for various reasons, mainly due to contradicting archaeological evidence and anachronistic historical evidence.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.dbpia.co.kr/journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE00657710|title=古朝鮮과 琵琶形銅劍의 問題|date=June 16, 2005|journal=단군학연구|issue=12|pages=5–30|via=www.dbpia.co.kr}}</ref><ref name="Shim 2002"/> They point to the ''[[Bamboo Annals]]'' and the ''[[Analects]]'' of Confucius, which were among the first works to mention Gija, but do not mention his migration to Gojoseon.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?cid=40942&docId=1071411&categoryId=33373|script-title=ko:기자조선|website=terms.naver.com}}</ref> Gija Joseon might have just existed as a symbol of the pre-[[Qin dynasty]] migrants who escaped the chaos of the [[Warring States period]].<ref>Immigrants provided Gojoseon with the opportunity to learn and incorporate advanced technologies, but it is believed that they were only a minor influence (e.g. because the [[Koreanic languages|Proto-koreanic language]] was still used in Gojoseon). It is presumed that later Koreans claimed to be "Gija" for their relations with China and for their desire to be a part of Chinese civilization.</ref>