Modern Korea timeline
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Updated: 19 Apr 2023
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Created byClara Malek
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Beginning of Unified SillaJang Bogo gains powerWith Jang's assistance, Gim Ujing ascends to Silla throneBirth of Choe ChiwonBeginning of Choe's study in Tang dynasty ChinaChoe's return to SillaPromulgation of the Korean AlphabetMarch 1st UprisingLiberation and Occupation by Allied ForcesEstablishment of N. vs S. Korea?Wang Geon joins Gim Gungye's rebellion against the SillaFounding of Goryeo by Wang GeonSilla surrendersDeath of WangState examination systemTakeover of government by military officialsMyocheong RebellionSuppression of rebellion by Gim BusikFirst Mongol invasionAssasination of last Choe ruler, end of military rule1 of 2 Mongol + Korean attempts to invade JapanMing Dynasty attempted conquest of KoreaGeneral Yi Seonggye overthrows Goryeo - becomes rulerJeong Dojeon killed, Yi Seonggye abdicatesYi Bangwon becomes ruler (King Taejong)King Sejong the GreatBirth of Yi HwangBirth of Sin SaimdangBirth of Yi YulgokTokugawa Shogunate established in JapanKorean king overthrown in support of a pro-Chinese monarchManchu conquest of ChinaHong Daeyong goes to ChinaBak Jiwon goes to ChinaBak Jega goes to ChinaBeginning of Catholic PersecutionMass Catholic executionGeneral Sherman incidentFrench DisturbanceAmerican DisturbanceTreaty of Kanghwa**Korean-American TreatySoldier's RiotFailed Kapsin CoupIndependence Club foundedTonghak Uprising SuppressedLi-Hi ConventionJapan seizes Kyongbok PalaceTreaty of ShimonosekiAssassination of Queen MinKojong flees to Russian legationRevision of household registration systemNation wide land surveyKabo ReformsTreaty of PortsmouthAnglo-Japanese AllianceTaft-Katsura AgreementJapan co-opts officialsAssasination of Ito HirobumiProtectorate TreatyAnnexation TreatyConvoy to HagueCase of 105Land SurveyExlied Korean government createdFoundation of the Korean Communist Party and KAPFLiteracy Campaigns led by newspapersKim Ku (Gu) attacksKorean Socialist Party FoundedPeace Presentation Law in KoreaWashington ConferenceManchuria IncidentNew Korea SocietyKoreans required to bow eastwardName OrderNewspapers shut downWestern missionaries expelledPearl HarborRape of NankingKorean women mobilized as comfort womenJapan SurrendersBolshevik RevolutionBirth of Queen MinTonghak Uprising beginsUn'yo IncidentShutdown of the IndependentAir raids on Japanese islandsMoscow ConferenceSurrender CeremonyKorean People's RepublicKorean Democratic PartySoviet Civil AdministrationRhee wins electionRepublic of Korea establishedDemocratic People's Republic of KoreaCheju RebellionsNational Security LawGuerrilla strategyBorder FightingIncident at OngjinNK invasionUN defends SKSeoul falls to NKPusan PerimeterMacArthur at Inch'onSeoul retaken by Allied forcesChina enters the warArmistice signedUS invitation to negotiateAgreement on basic points70000 POWs want to returnOfficial stalemateHuge US airstrikeTruman doubles downMass general strikeDissolution of the Joint ComissionYeosu-Suncheon RebellionPromulgation of South Korean land reformDissolution of the Committee
for Investigating Anti-National
BehaviorTraining of troops for Chinese civil warDeath of StalinCho MansikMassacre of Christian nationalistsLand reform beginsEstablishment of the Korean People's Army"Juche" speechFailed Soviet attempt to oust KimCheollima industrialization campaignTerm limit changeApril 1960 Student RevolutionElection irregularitiesProtestsProfessors joinRhee forced to resignN. Korean Worker's PartyPark Hon Yong executedSecond RepublicMilitary coupFirst 5 year economic development planElection of Park as presidentStudent protests against Japanese relationsKorean troops sent to VietnamROK-Japan Normalization TreatyReelection of Park
Establishment of massive companiesProtests against constitutional changeKCIA establishedChon T'ae-ilUS requests aid in VietnamFourth RepublicFirst lady assassinatedPark Chung-Hee assasinatedFifth RepublicUnions forcibly shut down12/12 incidentHwan takes over the KCIAKwangju protests beginCitizens commandeer cityRoh Tae Woo appointed head of Democratic Justic PartyWoo proclaims 8 point reformRoh winsEmergency Measure No. 9 announcedErection of Kim Il Sung statueKim Jong Il announced as next leaderSummer OlympicsElection of Kim Young SamEconomic crisis, election of Kim Dae JungPotsdam ConferencePeriods
Three Kingdoms PeriodUnified SillaGoryeo DynastyMilitary RuleMongol Overlord PeriodJoseon DynastyJapanese InvasionManchu InvastionsGreat Korean EmpireJapanese ProtectorateJapanese Colonial RuleMilitary RuleCultural RuleWartime MobilizationKorean WarKing InjongKing SukjonhKing JeonjoKing SunjoKing HonjongKing Ch'oljongKing Kojong ***Taewon'gun ruled as regent **Chinese InferenceSino-Japanese WarRusso-Japanese WarKing SunjongSaito MakotoSecond Sino Japanese WarSyngman Rhee - First RepublicKim Il-SungKim Jung IlKim Jong-unMartial lawPark Chung-Hee - Third & Fourth RepublicCivilian governmentYusin ConstitutionChoi Kyu-haChun Doo HwanRoh Tae Woo
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