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South Korea

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The Land of Morning Calm
Park Chung-hee's Rise to Power Through Military Coup
Armistice Agreement Ends Korean War
Korean War Breaks Out: Brief Overview
Republic of Korea Proclaimed
Korea's Liberation from Japanese Rule
Korean Peninsula Division after World War II
Establishment of Provisional Korean Government in Exile in Shanghai.
March 1st Movement: Korean fight against Japanese rule starts.
Imperial Conference integrates Korea into Japanese Empire
Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty: End of Korean Sovereignty
Gabo Reform for Modernizing Korea.
Port Opening in Busan and Incheon for Foreign Trade
Tension After Korean Delegation Attack By French Sailors
Rebellion of Hong Gyeong-rae against the Joseon Dynasty
Silhak School: Realistic Reforms and Social Issues in Korea
Manchu Invasions and Korea
Admiral Yi Sun-sin's Naval Victory at Battle of Myeongnyang
16th-century Japanese invasions of Korea {Imjin War}
Invention of Hangul by King Sejong
Establishment of Joseon Dynasty by Yi Seong-gye
End of Mongol invasion campaign in Korea
Establishing official ties with the Mongol Empire.
Historic Treaty with Mongol Empire
Invention of Metal Type Printing
Invention of First Metal Movable Type Printing Press
Mongol Invasion of Korea: Beginning of Conflict
Rise of the Goryeo Dynasty
Celebrated Confucian Scholar Choi Chiwon's Birth
Construction of Bulguksa Temple
Unified Silla Kingdom: King Muyeol's Rule
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