Capital_of_Korea

Capital of Korea

Capital of Korea

History of national capitals of Korea

Korea has had a number of capitals. Korea is a peninsula in East Asia, currently the peninsula is divided into two countries: North Korea's capital is Pyongyang, and South Korea's capital is Seoul.

During Gojoseon

Gojoseon:

During the Three Kingdoms of Korea

During the North–South States Period

North–South States Period:

During the Later Three Kingdoms

Later Three Kingdoms:

During Goryeo

Goryeo

During Joseon

Joseon and Korean Empire

Modern capitals

Notes

  1. Between 1948 and 1972, Seoul was also the de jure capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea).[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Korea, South". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  2. [2]
    Eberstadt, Nicholas (1999). The End of North Korea. Washington: American Enterprise Institute. pp. 26, 32. ISBN 978-0-8447-4087-4.
  3. [3]
    "Korea, North". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.


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