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Buyeo (Hangul: 부여) or Fuyu (Chinese: 夫餘; Pinyin: Fūyú) was an ancient ethnic group and its kingdom in northern Manchuria, from about second century BC to 494 AD. They claimed the inheritance of Gojoseon, and the rulers continued to use the Gojoseon titles of Tanje, meaning "emperor." Its remnants were absorbed by Goguryeo in 494, and both Goguryeo and Baekje considered themselves successors of Buyeo. Although records are sparse and contradictory, it is thought that in 285, Dongbuyeo (East Buyeo) b ...

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• Buyeo state - History
• Buyeo state - Origins
• Buyeo state - Dongbuyeo
• Buyeo state - Jolbon Buyeo
• Buyeo state - Under attack
• Buyeo state - Fall
• Buyeo state - Culture
• Buyeo state - Language
• Buyeo state - Legacy

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Byeonhan also known as Byeonjin (변진/弁辰) was a loose confederacy of chiefdoms that existed from the 1st century BC to the 4th century CE in the southern Korean peninsula. Byeonhan was counted as one of Samhan (or "Three Hans"), with Mahan and Jinhan. They are believed to have been centered in the Nakdong River valley. The San guo zhi, a Chinese chronicle which discusses the Samhan peoples, states that the culture of Byeon ...

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The state of Goryeo ruled Korea from the fall of Silla in 935 until the founding of Joseon in 1392. The name "Goryeo" is a shortened form of "Goguryeo," the name of a kingdom in northern Korea which was conquered by Silla in 668. The English name "Korea" comes from "Goryeo." See Names of Korea. Two of this period's most notable products are Goryeo pottery — the famous Korean celadon pottery — and the Tripitaka Koreana — the Buddhist scriptures (Tripitak ...

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• Goryeo - History

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The Joseon Dynasty (also Chosŏn, Hangul: 조선왕조, Hanja: 朝鮮王朝) was the final ruling dynasty of Korea, lasting from 1392 until 1910. It was founded by the Jeonju Yi family, and was preceded by the Goryeo dynasty. It was officially founded by Yi Seonggye (later known as Taejo of Joseon), a general who originally distinguished himself by repelling Japanese pirates who were marauding the peninsula for mainland technology. Later, General Yi would lead the overthrow or coup d'etat of the last king o ...

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• Joseon Dynasty - History
• Joseon Dynasty - Overview
• Joseon Dynasty - Science and culture
• Joseon Dynasty - Early Japanese invasions
• Joseon Dynasty - Subsequent history
• Joseon Dynasty - Decline and collapse
• Joseon Dynasty - Japanese occupation
• Joseon Dynasty - The family today
• Joseon Dynasty - The Imperial Family
• Joseon Dynasty - About titles
• Joseon Dynasty - About references

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Unified Silla is the name often applied to the Korean kingdom of Silla after 668 CE, or to its time. During the first few centuries of the first millennium of the Common Era, the Korean Peninsula was divided up between three states Silla, Baekje, Goguryeo, and Gaya. This era of Korean history is known as the Three Kingdoms period. Unified Silla - Name. The name "Unified Silla" is a term that likely dates from after the division of Korea in 1945, and to some degree reflects modern-day pol ...

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• Unified Silla - Name
• Unified Silla - Unification

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Daegaya was a major chiefdom of the Gaya confederacy during the Korean Three Kingdoms period. Daegaya was located in present-day Goryeong County, in North Gyeongsang Province of South Korea. (It should not be confused with Goryeong Gaya, which was located in present-day Jinju.) According to "Geographies" in Samguk Sagi, Daegaya existed for about 520 years from the first king, Ijinashi (이진아시왕), to the last, King Doseolji (도설지왕). Daegaya had sixteen kings from King Ininashi to King Doseolji but only four of those are known; 1st King Ijinashi, 9th King Anoi, 16th King Dos ...

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Balhae (Korean) or Bohai (Chinese) was a kingdom in northeast Asia from AD 698 to 926, occupying parts of Manchuria, northern Korea and the Russian Far East. It was founded by Dae Jo young, a former Goguryeo general. It considered itself a successor of Goguryeo, but like other Korean and Japanese kingdoms, it sent tributes to China. At founding, it was called the state of Jin (振國), but the Tang Dynasty in 713 called it Balhae. In the confusion of the Khitan attack against the Tang in 696, Goguryeo remnants, led by Ge ...

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• Bohai - Characterization and political interpretation
• Bohai - Sovereigns of Bohai/Balhae 698-926
• Bohai - Capitals of Balhae Kingdom

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Wiman Joseon (194 BC - 108 BC), was a continuation of Gojoseon, beginning with the rule of Wiman. It is generally classified as a part of the Gojoseon period, while some consider it a separate period of ancient Korean history. Wiman was originally a refugee from the Chinese state of Yan. He succeeded in driving out King Jun of Gojoseon and taking over the throne. He made the capital in Wanggeomseong (王險城), today's P'yŏngyang. Although culturally ...

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Bihwa Gaya, also known as Bijabal, was one of the kingdoms of the Gaya confederacy during the Three Kingdoms Period. It was based near the modern city center of Changnyeong County in South Gyeongsang province, South Korea. It was conquered by Silla in the 6th century, before 555. Bihwa Gaya is mentioned in the Goryeo Saryak and under the name "Bijabal" in the Japanese chronicle Nihonshoki. It may have arisen from the 3rd century Jinhan state of Bulsaguk (불사국, 不斯國) which was probably also located ...

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Gaya was a confederacy of chiefdoms that existed in the Nakdong River valley of Korea during the Three Kingdoms era. Gaya - Names. Although most commonly referred to as Gaya or Kaya (가야; 加耶, 伽耶, 伽倻), historical sources refer to the confederacy by a variety of names, due to the imprecision of transcribing Korean words into hanja. These include Garak or Karak (가락; 駕洛, 迦落), Gara or Kara (가라; 加羅, 伽羅, 迦羅, 柯羅), Garyang or Karyang (가량,加良), and G ...

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• Gaya - Names
• Gaya - History
• Gaya - Foundation
• Gaya - Economy
• Gaya - Politics

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Baekje was a kingdom that existed in southwestern Korea from 18 BCE to 660 CE. Together with Goguryeo and Silla, Baekje is known as one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. It was founded around Seoul as a chiefdom in the Mahan confederacy during the Samhan period. At its peak in the 4th century, Baekje controlled most of western Korean Peninsula, as far north as Pyongyang. It was destroyed by an alliance of Silla and the Tang Empire in 660 CE. Baekje - History. Gojoseon, Jin Proto-Three King ...

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• Baekje - History
• Baekje - Founding 18 BCE–234 CE
• Baekje - Expansion 234–475
• Baekje - Ungjin period 475–538
• Baekje - Sabi period 538–660
• Baekje - Political structure
• Baekje - Language and culture
• Baekje - Foreign relations
• Baekje - Relations with China
• Baekje - Relations with Japan
• Baekje - Legacy

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Goguryeo (37 BC – 668) was an empire in Manchuria and northern Korea. It was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, along with Baekje and Silla. The modern English name "Korea" derives from the medieval Korean kingdom of Goryeo, which in turn took its name from "Goguryeo". See Names of Korea. It is said to have been founded in 37 BC by King Jumong, although it likely existed at around the time of Gojoseon's fall. Other small states in former Gojoseon territory included Buyeo, Okjeo and Dongye, all of which were lat ...

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• Goguryeo - Founding
• Goguryeo - Centralized kingdom
• Goguryeo - Further expansion
• Goguryeo - King Gwanggaeto the Great
• Goguryeo - Internal strife
• Goguryeo - Sui wars
• Goguryeo - Silla-Tang invasion
• Goguryeo - Culture
• Goguryeo - Language
• Goguryeo - Modern politics

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Korea refers to South Korea and North Korea together, which were a unified country until 1948. It is situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia, bordering China to the northwest and Russia to the northeast. It is populated by a homogeneous ethnic group, the Koreans, who speak a distinct language (Korean) and use the unique script Hangul. Korea was partitioned into two halves following World War II. South Korea is now a capitalist liberal democracy, and sometimes referred to simply as "Korea". North Korea remains a Communist state, of ...

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• Korea - Names of Korea
• Korea - Culture and philosophy
• Korea - History
• Korea - Gojoseon
• Korea - The Three Kingdoms
• Korea - Balhae and Unified Silla
• Korea - Goryeo
• Korea - Joseon
• Korea - Japanese occupation
• Korea - Division
• Korea - Civil war and hopes for reunification
• Korea - Geography
• Korea - Demographics
• Korea - Korea in sporting events
• Korea - Further readings
• Korea - Special characters

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Gojoseon, Jin Proto-Three Kingdoms:  Buyeo, Okjeo, Dongye  Samhan, Gaya Three Kingdoms:  Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla Unified Silla, Balhae Later Three Kingdoms Goryeo Joseon Japanese Rule Divided Korea:  N. Korea, S. Korea List of Rulers SK electoral history Ara Gaya, also known as Ana Gaya, Asiryangguk (아시량국, 阿尸良國)), and Alla (안라, 安羅) ...

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Silla (also spelled Shilla) was one of the three kingdoms of ancient Korea. It conquered the other two kingdoms in the 7th century C.E., Baekje in 660 and Goguryeo in 668. Historians sometimes refer to Silla in the period after it conquered the other two kingdoms as Unified Silla. Silla history is traditionally divided by Korean scholars into four periods. During the first period (57 B.C.~514 A.D.), Silla evolved to a kingdom. Silla became a fully grown kingdom during the second period (514~654). During the ...

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• Silla - Culture

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Gojoseon, Jin Proto-Three Kingdoms:  Buyeo, Okjeo, Dongye  Samhan, Gaya Three Kingdoms:  Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla Unified Silla, Balhae Later Three Kingdoms Goryeo Joseon Japanese Rule Divided Korea:  N. Korea, S. Korea List of Monarchs < ...

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Balhae, Balhae - History, Balhae - Founding, Balhae - Expansion and foreign relations, Balhae - Fall and legacy, Balhae - Government and culture, Balhae - Characterization and political interpretation

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In the Korean calendar, eulsa is the Sexagenary Cycle's 42th year in which the treaty was signed. In Japanese, the treaty is known under several names such as 第二次日韓協約, 乙巳保護条約 and 韓国保護条約. ...

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Eulsa Treaty, Eulsa Treaty - Name, Eulsa Treaty - Reception, Eulsa Treaty - Implications

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Main article: United States Army Military Government in Korea After Japan's surrender to the Allied Powers, division at the 38th parallel marked the beginning of Soviet and U.S. trusteeship over the North and South, respectively. U.S. forces landed at Incheon on September 8, 1945 and established a military government shortly thereafter.[1] The forces landing at Incheon were of the 24th Corps of the US Tenth Army. ...

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History of South Korea, History of South Korea - U.S. Military administration, History of South Korea - First Republic, History of South Korea - Second Republic, History of South Korea - Military rule, History of South Korea - Third Republic, History of South Korea - Fourth Republic, History of South Korea - Fifth Republic, History of South Korea - Sixth Republic, History of South Korea - Notes

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Gojoseon, Jin Proto-Three Kingdoms:  Buyeo, Okjeo, Dongye  Samhan, Gaya Three Kingdoms:  Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla Unified Silla, Balhae Later Three Kingdoms Goryeo Joseon Japanese Rule Divided Korea:  N. Korea, S. Korea List of Rulers SK electoral history It was originally a tributary of Gojoseon until Gojoseon’s fall, when came under the indirect rule of the Chinese commanderies. Due to the constant interference of its neighbors, Okjeo never grew ...

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Okjeo, Okjeo - History, Okjeo - Language and culture

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