Show old name of korea was restored after treaty chosen became the official name ot of the country after the treaty ot of 1910 which made korea part of the japanese empire but the change of name to Is one of the least of the odds between the koreans and japan for chosen was the ancient name of the country and one it Is reputed to have borne for most of years according to a writer lo in the cleveland plain dealer korean traditions have it that the nation was founded by one kitze KI kl tze a chinese coun councilor ciler of state who entered the peninsula la in 1122 B C with several thousand chinese emigrants and become became king over them and over the barbarous natives he found dwelling there in cave kitze KI kl tze gave the country the name chao alsten morning freshness or morning calm chosen Is about as near as aa western tongues can approximate it the word korea Is said to be a european form of the native form of the chinese name for one of three kingdoms into which the country was divided when it begin began to be visited occasionally casio caslo nally by westerners a few hundred years ago the united states in its first treaty with korea in I 1 recognized it as the kingdom of chosen in 1897 the king assumed the title of emperor and the country the off iclal name of tal nan ilan in 1910 when the empire ceased t to be the old name was restored |