1. Gojoseon
Founder: Dangun
Characteristics:
A country built on bronze age
Destruction:
China's Han Dynasty invaded when Ugeo was the king of Gojoseon.
King Ugeo was betrayed by his servant Seonggi and died, and Gojoseon was destroyed.
Han Dynasty destroyed Gojoseon and built a local administrative state
with four military powers. It is called Four Commanderies of Han.
2. Buyeo
Founder: King Dongmyeong
Characteristics:
Farming and nomadic combinations. Unification absorbed by Goguryeo
3. Okjeo
Characteristics:
the development of the trading spirit. the subordinate state of Goguryeo,
and the unification of Goguryeo.
4. Dongye
Characteristics :
Development of textile technology, the subordinate state of Goguryeo,
and absorption into Goguryeo.
5. Jin
Characteristics :
an indigenous group covering most of the southern part
of the Korean Peninsula. It is said that King Jun of Gojoseon escaped Gojoseon
during the coup and became the king there.
There is a saying that it is Mahan, Byeonhan, and Jinhan's mother.
6. Mahan
Characteristic:
54 tribal federations, The most powerful nation was Mokji.
It was absorbed into Baekje and unified.
7. Byeonhan
Characteristic:
The League of 12 Tribal Nations.
One of which Saro absorbed the remaining 11 countries and renamed himself Silla.
8. Jinhan
Characteristic:
12 tribal federations. The parent body of Gaya.
9. Goguryeo
Founder: Jumong
Characteristic:
many victories in the great war against the ancient Chinese dynasties.
Therefore, It is nicknamed the breakwater of the Korean Peninsula.
The Four Commanderies of Han which had been established
by China's Han Dynasty were destroyed by Goguryeo.
Destruction: The nation was divided in the course of
Goguryeo's Prince's conquest of the throne.
At that time, Goguryeo was destroyed by Silla and Tang cooperative attacks.
10. Baekje
Founder: Onjo (son of Jumong, Goguryeo)
Characteristic:
a very powerful country in the south of the Korean Peninsula.
They spread culture to Japan.
He formed a marriage alliance with the Japanese and used them as mercenaries.
Destruction:
As with Goguryeo, Baekje was destroyed by cooperative attacks from
Silla and Tang when the nation's power weakened.
11. Silla
Founder: Park Hyuk-geose
Characteristic:
First unification of the Korean Peninsula.
He wrote himself a descendant of the Huns.
The Huns was a coalition of nations.
Among them, he is believed to be the successor of the Scythian family.
In fact, cultural heritages of the same type as those of the Scythians are excavated
from Gyeongju, Silla's capital.
They are mainly made of gold, and Silla was actually called
the country of gold by neighboring countries.
12. Gaya.
Founder: Kim Su-ro
Characteristic:
It is famous for its stringed instrument called Gayageum.
When it was most powerful, it competed equally with Silla and Baekje.
Because it grew in an iron-rich area, iron armor and iron weapons were produced a lot.
Destruction: It was destroyed by Silla.
13. Balhae
Founder: Dae Jo Young
Characteristic:
It was founded by Dae Joyoung, a Goguryeo man.
Like Goguryeo, It became the most powerful country in East Asia.
Balhae was destroyed by the Khitans and Balhae people were absorbed by Goryeo,
the descendants of Goguryeo.
14. Goryeo
Founder: Wang Geon
Characteristic:
It reunified the Korean Peninsula, which was divided into later Goguryeo,
later Baekje, and unified Silla. Wang Geon was a general of the Later Goguryeo Kingdom,
but failed to tolerate the tyranny of King Gungye of the Later Goguryeo Kingdom
and staged a coup and established Goryeo.
The country was devastated by the 40-year war with Mongolia.
Goryeo helped Kublai Khan, the prince of Mongolia, ascend to the throne.
Since then, Goryeo and Mongolia have formed a marriage alliance and become friends.
15. Joseon
Founder: Lee Seong-gye
Characteristic:
Lee Seonggye was a legendary general of Goryeo.
He is said to have never been defeated in a war between the Japanese and red turban of China.
He was the commander-in-chief when Goryeo sent troops to attack Ming of china.
But he betrayed the king of Goryeo.
The Goryeo Dynasty was destroyed and Joseon was founded.
It was because he was worried that the people of Goryeo people would be sacrificed a lot
in the war against Ming.
16. Shanghai Provisional Government
First President: Syngman Rhee
Features :
Japanese occupation when multiple overseas Koreans have set up a government in exile.
It is the Shanghai Provisional Government that incorporates them.
The Shanghai Provisional Government stood on the Allied side
during World War II and fought against the Japanese.
Rhee Syngman was a member of the royal family of Joseon.
He studied abroad in the United States.
He received his bachelor's degree from George Washington University in 1907,
his master's degree from Harvard University in February 1910
and his doctorate in political science from Princeton University in July 1910.
His accurate prediction of the Pacific War made Japan Insideout a bestseller in the United States.
He was a student of President Wilson of the United States.
17. Republic of Korea
First President: Syngman Rhee
Characteristic:
The Republic of Korea has been on the verge of collapse since its founding due to Soviet,
North Korean and Chinese attacks. They invaded Korea to communize the Republic of Korea.
The Republic of Korea was able to overcome the crisis with the help of the United Nations forces.
What was crucial was the U.S. General MacArthur's Incheon Landing Operation.
It had a one in five thousand chance of success, but he succeeded in this operation.
General MacArthur was later dismissed after he insisted on dropping nuclear weapons on China.
Among the 21 countries that applied to help South Korea,
the actual distribution of 16 countries were France, England, Netherlands,
Belgium, Luxembourg, United States, Canada, Philippines,
Thailand, New Zealand, Australia, Colombia, South Africa, Turkey, Greece.
In addition to these countries, there were many countries that have indirectly helped.
Most countries on Earth, including these countries, have helped protect the Republic of Korea.
Therefore, the people of most countries need to be treated accordingly in Korea.
The Republic of Korea is a symbol of liberalism.