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CSAT Korean History Timeline

Key dates and events in Korean history from Gojoseon to the present for the CSAT Korean History section.

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Gojoseon
The first Korean kingdom, founded by Dangun according to tradition (2333 BC).
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Three Kingdoms
Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla.
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668
Silla completed the unification of the Three Kingdoms.
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698
Dae Jo-yeong founded Balhae.
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918
Wang Geon founded Goryeo.
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936
Goryeo reunified the peninsula.
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958
The gwageo civil service examination was introduced in Goryeo.
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1019
Gang Gam-chan won the victory of Gwiju over the Khitan.
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1236-1251
The Tripitaka Koreana was carved on wooden blocks, now kept at Haeinsa Temple.
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1377
The Jikji was printed with movable metal type.
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1388
The Wihwado Retreat led by Yi Seong-gye.
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1392
Yi Seong-gye founded Joseon.
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1394
The capital was moved to Hanyang (Seoul).
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1446
King Sejong proclaimed the Hunminjeongeum, the Korean alphabet.
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1485
The Gyeongguk Daejeon was completed.
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1592
The Imjin War began. Yi Sun-sin won at Hansando.
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1610
Heo Jun completed the Donguibogam.
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1636
The Byeongja Horan, the second Manchu invasion.
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1750
King Yeongjo introduced the Gyunyeokbeop.
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1876
The Treaty of Ganghwa opened Korea to Japan.
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1894
The Donghak Peasant Revolution and the Gabo Reforms.
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1897
The Korean Empire was proclaimed under Gojong.
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1905
The Eulsa Treaty made Korea a Japanese protectorate.
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1910
Japan annexed Korea.
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1919
The March 1st Movement and the founding of the Provisional Government in Shanghai.
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15 August 1945
Liberation from Japanese rule.
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15 August 1948
Establishment of the Republic of Korea.
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1950-1953
The Korean War. The armistice was signed on 27 July 1953.
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19 April 1960
The April 19 Revolution forced Syngman Rhee to resign.
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16 May 1961
Park Chung-hee led the military coup.
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May 1980
The Gwangju Democratisation Movement.
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June 1987
The June Democratic Struggle led to direct presidential elections.
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1988
The Seoul Olympic Games.
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1997
The IMF crisis.
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June 2000
The first inter-Korean summit in Pyongyang.

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