Korea Asia By Region

Korea Asia By Region

Korea

This category is for websites dealing with the history of Korea. This region has in modern times been divided into the independent nations of North and South Korea. href="http://dmoz.org/World/Korean/%ec%82%ac%ed%9a%8c/%ec%97%ad%ec%82%ac/">World: Korean: 사회: 역사.

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- Examines the issue of Comfort Women in the context of violence against women and the patriarchal sexual culture and militarism.
- A history of Korea from 2333 BC to the present, courtesy of South Korea's Office of the Prime Minister.
- Henny Savenije describes the construction of this fortress built (1794-1796) in Suwon, Korea by King Jeongjo. He includes the original drawings for it from the manuscript book Hwasong Seongyeok Uigwe.
- Provides a history of North Korea from ancient times to the present.
- History of Hendrik Hamel, 'discoverer' of Korea. He was stranded with 38 other people on the coast of Korea and left the country after 13 years.
- Listings of Korean rulers and the years in which they ruled.
- Records of Nicolaas Witsen (1641-1717) providing information he acquired from Mattheus Eibokken, the surgeon shipwrecked in 1653 on Jeju-do.
- Annotated pictures of remains of the Silla Kingdom, in Korean from 57 B.C to 935 A.D.
- Dedicated to the first US military involvement in Korea in 1871. Stories and photographs about the action.
- Information on the history of the peninsula from Old Joseon to modern times.
- Henny Savenije provides a gallery of expandable thumbnail images from old books.
- Promoting education and cultural understanding through "Korea in the Eye of the Tiger," an interactive history of East Asia focusing on Korea, China, Japan, Mongolia and Russia.
- Extensive information on this powerful early Korean kingdom, which was conquered by Shilla. Provided by the Goryeong County local government.
- Illustrated review of the country's history, from ancient to contemporary times.
- On-line book that offers theories on the origin of Japanese civilization, and its connection to Korea. Adobe Acrobat Reader required.
- Timeline of violent outbreaks at the border between North and South Korea, with outcomes and casualty statistics.
- Account of Korean nationalist movements from 1940 to 1955 and a brief history of Korean nationalism.

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