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Koryŏ. IPA. [ko.ɾjʌ] Goryeo ( Korean : 고려; MR : Koryŏ; [ko.ɾjʌ] Hanja: 高麗) was a Korean state founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korean Peninsula until the establishment of Joseon in 1392. [ 11]
The name Goguryeo ( Korean : 고구려; Hanja : 高句麗; Korean pronunciation: [ko̞ɡuɾjʌ̹] ), which means "high castle", is a combination of Guryeo and the prefix Go ( Korean : 고; Hanja : 高; lit. high, big). [25] The name came from Goguryeo- hyeon, a subdivision that was established by the Xuantu Commandery.
South Korea. Goryeo under Mongol rule refers to the rule of the Mongol Empire and the Mongol -led Yuan dynasty over the Korean Peninsula from about 1270 to 1356. [1] After the Mongol invasions of Korea and the capitulation of the Korean Goryeo dynasty in the 13th century, Goryeo became a semi-autonomous vassal state and compulsory ally of the ...
The rump state is known in historiography as the Northern Yuan dynasty . After the division of the Mongol Empire, the Yuan dynasty was the khanate ruled by the successors of Möngke. In official Chinese histories, the Yuan dynasty bore the Mandate of Heaven.
Taejo ( Korean : 태조; Hanja : 太祖; 31 January 877 [citation needed] – 4 July 943), personal name Wang Kŏn ( 왕건; 王建 ), also known as Taejo Wang Kŏn ( 태조 왕건; 太祖 王建; lit. 'Great Progenitor Wang Kŏn'), was the founder of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He ruled from 918 to 943, achieving unification of the Later ...
Goryeosa ( Korean : 고려사; Hanja : 高麗史; MR : Koryŏsa ), or History of Goryeo, is an extensive historical record of the Goryeo dynasty, compiled by the officials of Goryeo 's successor state, Joseon. Its compilation started during the reign of Taejo (the founding monarch of Joseon), was completed under Munjong, and was first printed ...
Korea then became a Japanese colony from 1910 to 1945. Korean resistance manifested in the widespread March 1st Movement of 1919. Thereafter the resistance movements, coordinated by the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea in exile, became largely active in neighboring Manchuria, China proper, and Siberia .
Munjong of Goryeo. Munjong of Goryeo (29 December 1019 – 2 September 1083), personal name Wang Hwi, was the 11th monarch of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. King Munjong was born in 1019 and reigned from 1046 until his death in 1083. During his reign, the central government of Goryeo gained complete authority and power over local lords. [ 1]