A Study on Oral Tradition Myths in Mongolia Related to the Origin of Ancient Korean People

This article analyzes the myths of the Khori's migration and archeological sites which are related to the origin of the ancient Korean people. There are places where the myths on the Khori's migration are passed down: the eastern area of Baikal lake of Federal Relations in Russia, surrounding area of Buir Lake in Khalkha-gol sum of Dornod aimag, Dariganga sum and Naran sum of Sukhebaatar aimag in Mongolia. Among them, the myths on the migration of the Khori and archeological sites of agriculture are remained on the area around Buir Lake, especially where is lain from Mongolia to city of Kölen-Buir in Inner Mongolia of the People's Republic of China. The myths on the Khori's migration are structurally similar with them on migration of Khorilartai-Mergen as recorded on the Secret History of the Mongols. The author contemplated the relevance of the ancient Korean people with Barkhujin töküm and Burkhan-Khaldun as occupying prominent place in the myths of origin of the Mongols and Khori Buriad. As the result, it is found that Burkhan-Khaldun mountain in Barkhujin and the mountain with the same name in Khenti are the similar mountains in their structures of mythical image or of natural geographical element. Periodically, Burkhan-Khaldun mountain in Barkhujin is found as older than the mountain in Khenti. It is particularly noted that the former in Barkhujin is geographically matched with Black mountain(黑山) of Ukhan or Kitay, not with Burkhan-Khaldun of Jüsen recorded on Sanhaijing(山海經). Finally, it is thought that 'Bata(Bada)' shown in Erdeni-yin Tobchi could be the name or a byname of the Khori.