The Beginnings of Korea’s History (Prehistoric Period – Gojoseon)

The history of the Korean nation began in Manchuria and the Korean Peninsula when people started settling there 700,000 years ago. Representative hist...

Three Kingdoms and Other States

Towards the end of the Gojoseon Period, tribal states came into being one after another in Manchuria and on the Korean Peninsula. Buyeo was establishe...

Unification of the Three Kingdoms under Silla

By the 5th century, each of the three Kingdoms (Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla) on the Korean Peninsula was committed to a policy for territorial expansi...

Northern and Southern States Period: Unified Silla and Balhae

Unified Silla and Balhae (8th Century) With the unification of the three Kingdoms on the Korean Peninsula in 668, Silla enjoyed a marked expans...

Goryeo Dynasty

By the late 8th century, Silla had been weakened by an internal struggle for power among the nobility; by the 10th century, leaders of powerful local ...

Joseon Dynasty

Joseon (15th Century) Towards the end of the 14th century, Goryeo found itself in a difficult situation due to internal and external problems, ...

The Fall of Joseon: Japanese Colonial Period

With the onset of the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century, capitalism developed in Europe and large businesses came into being. European countri...

Independence Movement

During the colonial period, the Japanese pillaged Joseon’s resources, banned the use of the Korean language—even going so far in 1939 as to require Ko...

Transition to a Democracy and Transformation into an Economic Powerhouse

On May 10, 1948, the first general election was held in a democratic manner in South Korea under the UN’s supervision to elect the 198 members of the ...

Yoon Suk Yeol Government and the Yongsan Era

In his inauguration ceremony, Korea’s 20th President Yoon Suk Yeol, stated his commitment to rebuilding Korea into a country where people are tr...

Historical Background

July 27, 1953 The signing of the Armistice Agreement With Japan’s surrender in the Pacific War in August 15, 1945, four decades of Japane...

Inter-Korean Exchanges and Cooperation

Between September 1990 and October 1992, the two Koreas engaged in a total of eight bilateral meetings, including the first high-level talks held in S...

Peace, A New Start: The Panmunjeom Declaration

South Korea has ceaselessly made efforts to relieve tensions on the Korean Peninsula and open up a new path toward peace. As a result, the inter-...

Efforts for Lasting Peace

The government of the South has made efforts for a permanent settlement of peace on the Korean Peninsula and the development of good relations with th...

Inter-Korean Policy of the Yoon Suk Yeol Government

Upon its inauguration in 2022, the Yoon Suk Yeol government included “pursuing North Korea’s complete and verifiable denuclearization&rdqu...