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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 ...15 KB (2,191 words) - 18:01, 2 April 2024
- , is the largest port city in the Republic of Korea. With a population of ... Busan became Korea’s first international port in 1876. Busan was ...19 KB (2,764 words) - 03:33, 7 December 2022
- Seoul, the capital of South Korea, sits on the Han River (Korea) in ... Seoul, one of the world's most densely populated major cities ...25 KB (3,283 words) - 19:52, 6 March 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
- ; Postal map spelling: Kirin; Manchu: Girin ula), is a province of ... Jilin has played an integral part in both the history of China and ...17 KB (2,180 words) - 20:50, 3 April 2024
- Gyeongju is a city (see Subdivisions of South Korea) and prominent ... Gyeongju was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Silla, a fact to ...25 KB (3,647 words) - 14:22, 14 December 2021
- Yejong of Goryeo (1079 - 1122) was the 16th emperor of the Korean ... King Yejong was a great patron of Daoism, preferring its precepts ...18 KB (2,724 words) - 00:57, 17 April 2023
- ) is a province of the People's Republic of China located in ... after the Japanese defeat and at the onset of the Chinese Civil War. The ...23 KB (3,109 words) - 22:25, 25 October 2022
- Taejo of Joseon (1335-1408; r. 1392-1398), born Yi Seonggye, was the ... who overthrew the Goryeo throne, his move of the capital to Seoul, and his ...15 KB (2,284 words) - 19:06, 24 October 2022
- South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), (Korean: 대한민국, ... ) has existed for nearly 60 years, built on the foundation of a 5 ...42 KB (5,837 words) - 16:22, 6 March 2024
- ) is a province of the People's Republic of China, located on ... refers to the province's location east of the Taihang Mountains. Its ...23 KB (3,360 words) - 19:55, 21 April 2023
- Guangzhou is the capital and the sub-provincial city of Guangdong ... The site of Guangzhou has been continuously occupied since Panyu ...22 KB (2,966 words) - 03:09, 5 March 2023
- #039;ing) is the largest and most populous of the People's Republic ... Located on the edge of the Yungui Plateau, Chongqing is intersected ...30 KB (3,987 words) - 17:18, 10 December 2023
- Shenzhen is a sub-provincial city of Guangdong province in southern ... The one-time fishing village of Shenzhen was singled out by late Chinese ...24 KB (3,404 words) - 19:58, 21 April 2023
- northernmost, and most sparsely populated of its 47 prefectural-level subdivisions ... Hokkaidō did not officially become part of Japan until 1868, and ...26 KB (3,650 words) - 13:21, 1 February 2024
- North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ... The history of North Korea formally began with the establishment of ...72 KB (9,967 words) - 06:32, 16 November 2022
- the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. Born into a prosperous ... Yuan is criticized in Chinese culture for taking advantage of both ...25 KB (3,814 words) - 21:35, 4 June 2023
- strong). Officially known as the Union of Myanmar, (also as Burma or ... this nation is the largest in Southeast Asia, and has a population ...33 KB (4,741 words) - 02:39, 11 March 2023
- located in East Asia with a population of nearly three million. Mongolia ... Mongolia was the center of the Mongol Empire in the thirteenth century ...35 KB (5,051 words) - 13:11, 10 March 2023
- , is the most populous prefecture and city in Japan, and the center ... It is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and, unique among the prefectures ...39 KB (5,420 words) - 03:54, 1 May 2023
