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  • dedicated to the memorial services in honor of the Joseon dynasty kings and ... of South Korea (bordered).svg|22px]] Republic of Korea | Type = Cultural ...
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  • Tripitaka") is a Korean collection of the Tripitaka (Buddhist scriptures ... preserved and most complete extant version of Buddhist canon in Chinese script ...
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  • Cultural Treasure number 12 by the Republic of Korea. ==The Origins== ... Many aspects of the Geom-mu have been forgotten. The Republic of Korea ...
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  • state, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea under Kim Il Sung. ... launched a full-scale invasion of the Republic of Korea. The force of 89,000 men ...
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  • of South Korea (bordered).svg|22px]] Republic of Korea | Type ... Changdeokgung (Changdeok Palace or Palace of Prospering Virtue) is ...
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  • in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. In 1910, Korea had been annexed by the Japanese ... they published the news, and eight members of the newpaper staff were jailed ...
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  • the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea, a government-in-exile ... to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea. ...
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  • South Korea or Republic of Korea, is located in East Asia at approximately 37° North, 127° 30 East, on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula ...
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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 ...
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  • The Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea based in China claimed ... The short-lived People's Republic of Korea had been established ...
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  • 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 ...
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  • Gwanghaegun or Prince Gwanghae (1574 – 1641) was the fifteenth king ... Gwanghaegun endeared himself to generations of Koreas for guiding ...
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  • The Sunshine Policy was the foreign policy of South Korea towards ... * Kim, Dae Jung. Sunshine policy sunshine policy of the Republic of ...
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  • to the UN's recognition of the Republic of Korea (South Korea) as the ... "Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea" sent a delegation ...
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  • The terms gyopo or dongpo in Korean refer to persons of Korean ethnic ... As with most, if not all, ancient empires, Korea's history has ...
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  • South Korea's foreign relations have been shaped by its evolving ... *Buss, Claude Albert. 1982. The United States and the Republic of ...
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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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  • standing armies in the world, the Republic of Korea Armed Forces, or ROK ... * Republic of Korea Army, ROKA (대한민국 육군; 大韓民國 陸軍) ...
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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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  • 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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  • mountain on the border between North Korea and the Manchurian region ... *UNDP., and ESPRI of KWAAK HwanKyung Group (Republic of Korea). Environmentally ...
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  • 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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  • Jeju-do (transliterated Korean for Jeju Province, short form of Jeju ... War II, Jeju became part of the new Republic of Korea, under South Jeolla ...
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  • This is a list of the countries of the world by continent, according ... * Sovereign states (country names in bold), consisting of: ...
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  • Busan Metropolitan City, also known as Pusan (Pusan; 부산; 釜山), is the largest port city in the Republic of Korea. With a population of ...
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  • Park Chung-hee (September 30 or November 14, 1917 – October 26, 1979) stands as the dominant figure in the Republic of Korea's history ...
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  • Gwanggaeto the Great of Goguryeo (374-413, r. 391-413) was the nineteenth ... Today, King Gwanggaeto the Great is regarded by Koreans as one of ...
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  • Finland, Russia, China, Mongolia, Republic of Korea, Syria, and Egypt, ... Korea, Democratic People's Republic of; Korea, Republic of; Latvia; ...
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  • Jikji is the abbreviated title of a Korean Buddhist document, whose ... the World Register Nomination form, Republic of Korea The fact that the metal ...
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  • he was the first official Secretary-General of the United Nations. As a representative ... troops to respond to the invasion of Korea in 1950. Prior to this ...
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  • of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (대한민국임시정부; ... [[Image:Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea.jpg|right ...
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  • baring his advance in the department of agriculture in Japan, Woo served ... 1950-1953) and the first years of the Republic of Korea. ...
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  • to a traditional Korean fermented dish made of seasoned vegetables. The most ... Korean heritage series, 20. [Seoul], Republic of Korea: Korean Overseas Information ...
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  • as Gando, refers to northeastern parts of the People's Republic ... Today, most of the region resides in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture ...
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  • Hermitage") is considered to be one of the most remarkable art treasures ... of South Korea (bordered).svg|22px]] Republic of Korea | Type ...
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  • chey") is the official state ideology of North Korea and the political ... Juche theory is a type of Marxism ideology, but it is built upon the ...
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  • term that refers to the modern notion of a Chinese nationality transcending ... The roots of the Zhonghua minzu lie in the multi-ethnic Qing Empire ...
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  • and government official, serving in a number of posts, including Prime Minister ... 4 Cultural Heritage Aministration], Republic of Korea, website. See also ...
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  • North Korean defectors are Koreans who have fled North Korea seeking ... come to the Consular Section of the Republic of Korea Embassy in Beijing ...
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  • Gwangjong (광종 光宗) (949 – 975) was the fourth Emperor of ... Wa Dae, Office of the President, Republic of Korea. Retrieved February 1, 2008. ...
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  • |government = (Special City, Capital of Republic of Korea) ... Seoul, the capital of South Korea, sits on the Han River (Korea) in ...
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  • 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 ...
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  • ; Postal map spelling: Kirin; Manchu: Girin ula), is a province of ... Jilin has played an integral part in both the history of China and ...
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  • research university in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 1946. SNU, the ... *Kang Kum-Sil: 55th Minister of Justice of the Republic of Korea ...
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  • 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 ...
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  • wide introduction. That makes the Republic of Korea third in the world ... 2000. Ordinary people throughout the Republic of Korea report by phone or ...
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  • The history of North Korea formally begins with the establishment of Democratic People's Republic of Korea in 1948. In the aftermath of the ...
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  • Ban was the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea from January 2004 to ... He has been posted twice to the Republic of Korea embassy in Washington ...
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  • of South Korea (bordered).svg|22px]] Republic of Korea | Type ... Buddhism has been a major force in the creation of Korean culture ...
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  • East Asia was one of the last areas to receive Christianity, beginning ... Korean history has long included elements of Shamanism, Confucianism ...
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