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The
Prehistoric Age |
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The
first settlements on the Corean Peninsula occurred more
over than 700,000 years ago. |
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Go-Joseon (2333 - 108 B.C) |
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The
mythical figure Dan-gun founded Go-Joseon, the first Corean
Kingdom, in 2333 B.C. |
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Jin and Samhan |
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There
were several countries after Go-Joseon.
Jin and Samhan
were remarkable ones. |
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The
Three Kingdoms Period |
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Three
Hans
and Gaya
around the southern part of Corean Peninsula were developed
into kingdoms. |
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Goguryeo (A.D
53 (?) ~ 668): Located the northern part of Corean Peninsula. |
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Baekje
( B.C 18 ~ 660): Located south-western part of Corean Peninsula. |
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Silla:
(B.C 57 ~ ): Located south-eastern part of Corean Peninsula. |
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Gaya:
( A.D 42 ~ 562): Located
between Silla and Baekje. |
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The
Unified Silla Kingdom and Balhae |
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The Unified Silla(676-935) |
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The unified
armies of Silla and Tang occupied Baekje and Goguryeo. But
Tang showed the ambition to rule Silla. On this, Silla and
Tang were involved in some battles. In 676, Silla was newly
born. The Unified Silla Kingdom promoted the development of
culture and arts, and the popularity of Buddhism reached its
peak during this period. BulGukSa
and Seokguram were built at
that time. The Unified Silla Kingdom was annexed by Goryeo
in 935. |
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Balhae(698-926) |
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The Balhae
Kingdom emerged on the verge of the Goguryeo Dynasty's collapsing.
Goguryeo General, Dae Joyeong founded Balhae along with his
army of displaced peoples. Once Balhae acquired territories
in northern and eastern parts of China, as well as many other
developments within the kingdom. |
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The Goryeo Dynasty (918 - 1392) |
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The
Goryeo Dynasty was established in 918. Buddhism became the
state religion during this time and greatly influenced politics
and culture. Famous items produced during this time include
Goryeo celadon and the Tripitaka Coreana were produced during
the Goryeo Dynasty. Jikji, the world's oldest movable metal
type was published 78 years before the German movable metal
type created by Gutenburg. |
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The Joseon Dynasty (1392 - 1910) |
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The
Joseon Dynasty was formed at the end of the 14th century.
Confucianism became the state ideology. Hangeul,
the Corean alphabet was invented in 1443 during the reign
of King Sejong. The dynasty was sustained by Yangban(the
higher class) cultures. The dynasty got to be declined by
foreign invasions. |
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The Japanese Colonial Period (1910 - 1945) |
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In
1876, the Joseon Dynasty was forced to adopt an open-door
policy regarding Japan. The Japanese annexation of Corea
was officially announced in 1910. The colonial rule continued
until the surrender of Japan, which ended World War II. |
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The Republic of Corea (1945 - Present) |
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After
some anarchic confusion, the Republic of Corea appeared
in 1948. But the Corean Peninsula was then divided into
two zones, South and North Corea after the Corean War(June
25, 1950). The wish for unification is so strong that there
have been numerous contacts so far. |
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