China Conquers
Northern Half of Korea Peninsula
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Korea Tribes Win Back Territory Taken by China
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Korea: Two Sovereign States
Bordered by China and Russia
Across the Sea from Japan
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The Three Kingdoms of Korea
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Northern Korea Territory
Held by the Chinese
Conquered by Korean
Kingdom of Koguryo
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Kingdom of Silla
Gains Control of Korea
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United Kingdom of Silla
Broken by Fights from Within
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General Wang Kŏn Establishes the Koryŏ Dynasty Established by
General Wang Kŏn
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Mongol Tribes Begin
Campaign of Attacks
to Conquer Korea
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The Yi Dynasty
Korea Regains Its Freedom
from Mongol Rule
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Internal Conflicts Weaken Yi Dynasty
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Japan Invades Korea
but is Driven Back
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The Chinese Manchu Conquer
Korean Peninsula
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Korea Closes its Borders
to All Foreigners
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Catholic
Missionaries Enter Korea
and are Persecuted
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Japanese Gain Complete
Control of Korea
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Korea Becomes a Divided Nation:
30-Year Control
of Korean Peninsula
Lost to Russia and the U.S.
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The Korean War:
Russia and U.S. Establish
Two Koreas after Victory Over Japan
Leading to Civil War
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1st Leader of
Soviet Union Controlled
North Korea Government
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1st Leader of
U.S. Controlled
South Korean Government
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North Korea Signs
Biological and Toxic
Weapons Agreement
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North Korea Begins
to Lose Long-Standing
Support from USSR
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1st Female President
Receives 24 Year Prison
Sentence After Impeachment
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