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64 Moments
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1961
16-May-1961
Park Chung-hee's Rise to Power Through Military Coup
1953
27-Jul-1953
Armistice Agreement Ends Korean War
1950
25-Jun-1950
Korean War Breaks Out: Brief Overview
1948
15-Aug-1948
Republic of Korea Proclaimed
1945
15-Aug-1945
Korea's Liberation from Japanese Rule
1945
Korean Peninsula Division after World War II
1919
13-Apr-1919
Establishment of Provisional Korean Government in Exile in Shanghai.
01-Mar-1919
March 1st Movement: Korean fight against Japanese rule starts.
1910
29-Aug-1910
Imperial Conference integrates Korea into Japanese Empire
10-Aug-1910
Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty: End of Korean Sovereignty
1894
1894
Gabo Reform for Modernizing Korea.
1876
1876
Port Opening in Busan and Incheon for Foreign Trade
1866
23-Sep-1866
Tension After Korean Delegation Attack By French Sailors
1811
18-Dec-1811
Rebellion of Hong Gyeong-rae against the Joseon Dynasty
1730
1730
Silhak School: Realistic Reforms and Social Issues in Korea
1627
03-May-1627
Manchu Invasions and Korea
1596
26-Oct-1596
Admiral Yi Sun-sin's Naval Victory at Battle of Myeongnyang
1592
23-May-1592
16th-century Japanese invasions of Korea {Imjin War}
1443
1443
Invention of Hangul by King Sejong
1392
17-Jul-1392
Establishment of Joseon Dynasty by Yi Seong-gye
1270
1270
End of Mongol invasion campaign in Korea
1270
Establishing official ties with the Mongol Empire.
1259
1259
Historic Treaty with Mongol Empire
1234
1234
Invention of Metal Type Printing
1234
Invention of First Metal Movable Type Printing Press
1231
1231
Mongol Invasion of Korea: Beginning of Conflict
0918
0918
Rise of the Goryeo Dynasty
0857
0857
Celebrated Confucian Scholar Choi Chiwon's Birth
0751
0751
Construction of Bulguksa Temple
0668
0668
Unified Silla Kingdom: King Muyeol's Rule
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