Capital of Korea

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Korea has had a number of capitals. Korea is a peninsula in East Asia, currently the peninsula is divided into two countries: North Korea's capital is Pyongyang, and South Korea's capital is Seoul.

During Gojoseon

Gojoseon:

During the Three Kingdoms of Korea

During the North–South States Period

North–South States Period
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During the Later Three Kingdoms

Later Three Kingdoms:

During Goryeo

Goryeo

During Joseon

Joseon and Korean Empire

Modern capitals

Notes

  1. ^ Between 1948 and 1972, Seoul was also the de jure capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea).[2]

References

  1. ^ "Korea, South". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  2. ISBN 978-0-8447-4087-4
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  3. ^ "Korea, North". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.


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