Gyeogam Yurok
The Gyeogam Yurok, also known as the Namsago Prophecy, is a book with prophecies attributed to Joseon scholar Nam Sago who styled himself "Gyeogam".
Scholar
Nam Sago was a scholar of the Joseon period of Korea, who was styled Gyeogam. He is said to have mastered Occult_sciences, feng shui, astronomy, fortune-telling and face-reading. In his later years, he served as Astronomy Professor at Gwansanggam. He was known for poems and prose with prophetic intents.Book
In 1977, Lee Do-eun donated a book titled Gyeogam Yurok containing a set of prophecies attributed to Nam Sago.These prophecies supposedly unveiled the mysteries of 450 years of Korean history, forecasting many events of the past such as the Imjin War, the Donghak Peasant Revolution, the of 1910, as well as the liberation and division of the Korean Peninsula, the Korean War, the 4·19 Revolution and the 5·16 military coup d'état.
In 1995, Kim Hawon criticized the book as a forgery; many of its elements have been branded as anachronisms.
In any case, a copy of this book is kept in the National Library of Korea.