- History of Korea - Wikipedia
The peninsula was divided at the 38th Parallel: the "Republic of Korea" was created in the south, with the backing of the US and Western Europe, and the "Democratic People's Republic of Korea" in the north, with the backing of the Soviets and the communist People's Republic of China
- Timeline of Korean history - Wikipedia
1145: Kim Bu-sik compiles the Samguk sagi, Korea's oldest extant history text 1170: Yi Ŭi-bang overthrows Uijong of Goryeo, beginning a century of military rule known as the Goryeo military regime 1231: The Mongol invasions of Korea begin 1234: Ch'oe Yun-ŭi 's Sangjeong Gogeum Yemun is published, world's first metal-block printed text
- History of South Korea - Wikipedia
The history of South Korea begins with the Japanese surrender on 2 September 1945 [1] At that time, South Korea and North Korea were divided, despite being the same people and on the same peninsula In 1950, the Korean War broke out North Korea overran South Korea until US-led UN forces intervened At the end of the war in 1953, the border between South and North remained largely similar
- Korea - Wikipedia
Korea[a] is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, [b] Jeju Island, and smaller islands Since the end of World War II in 1945, it has been politically divided at or near the 38th parallel between North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea; DPRK) and South Korea (Republic of Korea; ROK) Both countries proclaimed independence in 1948, and the two countries
- Korea under Japanese rule - Wikipedia
From 1910 to 1945, Korea was ruled by the Empire of Japan under the name Chōsen (朝鮮), the Japanese reading of "Joseon" [a] Japan first took Korea into its sphere of influence during the late 1800s Both Korea (Joseon) and Japan had been under policies of isolationism, with Joseon being a tributary state of Qing China However, in 1854, Japan was forcibly opened by the United States It
- History of Seoul - Wikipedia
In 18 BC, the kingdom of Baekje founded its capital city, Wiryeseong, which is believed to be inside modern-day Seoul Baekje subsequently developed from a member state of the Mahan confederacy into one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea There are several city wall remains in the Seoul area dating from this time Among them, Pungnap Toseong, an earthen wall in the southeastern part of modern-day
- List of monarchs of Korea - Wikipedia
List of monarchs of Korea This is a list of monarchs of Korea, arranged by dynasty Names are romanized according to the South Korean Revised Romanization of Korean McCune–Reischauer romanizations may be found at the articles about the individual monarchs
- Prehistoric Korea - Wikipedia
Prehistoric Korea is the era of human existence in the Korean Peninsula for which written records do not exist It nonetheless constitutes the greatest segment of the Korean past and is the major object of study in the disciplines of archaeology, geology, and palaeontology
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