Short History of Korea

After the Korean war from 1950 to 1953, Korea was split into two: the communist North and the South. Since then, South Korea has grown into an economic powerhouse, ranking 10th in the world in terms of Gross Domestic Product. Amazingly, South Korea has become one of the riches countries in the Asia. In addition, the country has kept its booming economic growth, compelling some to compare it with other Asian economic tigers like Japan.

How was this great nation formed? The following is a little piece of Korean history. During the 10th century B.C., the first Korean dynasty was formed. It was called the Gojosun dynasty and was located in the northern part of the Korean peninsula. After this dynasty, the 3 Kingdoms followed. This was called the Goguryo-Baikje-Shinra, or the Three Nations Era and this lasted for 4-6 centuries. Unification of the Korean peninsula was the next major event and this happened during AD 668 to 936. Shinra, Koryo (the root of the the present name "Korea") and Chosun were the kingdoms that followed. It was in 1910 that Korea came under Japanese rule. Only after 1945 did Korea gain independence. After three years, a gruesome and bloody battle began and the country only started to pick up and reconstruct everything from scratch due to the damage done by the war.

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