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  • many nations have invaded and occupied Korea, and some have left their ... Although a variety of different Asian peoples had migrated to the ...
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  • The Battle of Cheongsanri (Chingshanri in Chinese) was fought in October ... Although no dramatic change in the status of relations between the ...
    12 KB (1,690 words) - 11:38, 20 September 2023
  • The South Korean military has grown from a understaffed and under ... South Korea maintains one of the largest standing armies in the world ...
    22 KB (3,202 words) - 10:59, 10 March 2023
  • Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom, located in ... The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, and the turning away from communism ...
    12 KB (1,765 words) - 19:34, 25 November 2023
  • Gwanghaegun or Prince Gwanghae (1574 – 1641) was the fifteenth king ... Gwanghaegun endeared himself to generations of Koreas for guiding ...
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  • Chaebol refers to a South Korean form of business conglomerate, an ... The Chaebol originates from Korea's culture and society. Korean ...
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  • with increasing pressure from Japan on Korea's sovereignty in the ... The Korean Empire replaced the Joseon Dynasty which had ruled Korea ...
    14 KB (2,048 words) - 04:27, 8 June 2024
  • This is a list of the countries of the world by continent, according ... * Sovereign states (country names in bold), consisting of: ...
    20 KB (2,886 words) - 04:26, 29 October 2022
  • North Korea claims to possess nuclear weapons, and the CIA asserts ... The world community left the MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction) world ...
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  • mountain on the border between North Korea and the Manchurian region ... One of the highest crater lakes in the world, called Heaven Lake ...
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  • Jeju-do (transliterated Korean for Jeju Province, short form of Jeju ... For most of the island's history, Jeju-do had little contact ...
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  • stands as the dominant figure in the Republic of Korea's history ... nation builder, rapidly modernizing the South through export-led growth ...
    19 KB (2,859 words) - 08:52, 18 November 2022
  • |region2 = China People's Republic of China |pop2 = ... |region28 = 5South Korea |pop28 = 137,790 |ref28 = [http://english ...
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  • The Treaty of Shimonoseki (Japanese: 下関条約, "Shimonoseki ... Hotel on April 17, 1895, between the Empire of Japan and Qing Empire of China ...
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  • 釜山), is the largest port city in the Republic of Korea. With a population ... Busan became Korea’s first international port in 1876. Busan was ...
    19 KB (2,764 words) - 03:33, 7 December 2022
  • North Korean defectors are Koreans who have fled North Korea seeking ... Immediately following the truce ending the Korean war, South Korea ...
    24 KB (3,531 words) - 10:04, 11 March 2023
  • Jikji is the abbreviated title of a Korean Buddhist document, whose ... The purpose of Jikji was to assist Buddhist monks in teaching Zen ...
    14 KB (2,230 words) - 01:10, 9 February 2023
  • Hermitage") is considered to be one of the most remarkable art treasures ... Located on Mt. Tohamsan, in Gyeongju, South Korea, about one hour ...
    13 KB (1,917 words) - 09:48, 26 January 2023
  • is the second highest mountain in North Korea, with its highest peak, Pirobong ... life-giving beauty. Long considered a source of particular power and spiritual ...
    19 KB (2,852 words) - 04:11, 10 June 2024
  • as Gando, refers to northeastern parts of the People's Republic ... Today, most of the region resides in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture ...
    24 KB (3,531 words) - 08:52, 3 April 2024

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