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unusual facts about Korean history



Gung Ye

At the time, the monarch of Silla was Queen Jinseong, who was the third and the last female head of state in Korean history (the other two being: Queen Seondeok of Silla and Jindeok of Silla).


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Chung Dong-young

He has a bachelor's degree in Korean History from Seoul National University (1979) and master's from the University of Wales, and before entering politics, he was a journalist and anchor at the Politics Section of the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation.

Gyeongsang

The region also has a significant role in modern Korean history, since a half of previous South Korean presidents, (Park Chung-hee, Roh Tae-woo, Chun Doo-hwan, Kim Young-sam, Roh Moo-hyun and Park Geun-hye) were born in the Gyeongsang region.

History of Gyeongju

Kookmin University, Department of Korean History (2004) "경주문화권 (Gyeongju Munhwagwon. The Gyeongju cultural area)", Seoul:역사공간 ISBN 89-90848-02-4

Jewang Ungi

The Jewang Ungi consists of two volumes, both written in seven-character verse; the first deals with the history of China from the earliest years to the Jin Dynasty, and the second covers Korean history from Dangun to King Chungnyeol.

Origin of hangul

However, Gari Ledyard, Sejong Professor of Korean History Emeritus at Columbia University, notes that the character 古 gǔ also functions as a phonetic component of 蒙古 Měnggǔ "Mongol".

The King's Dream

The story is based on the life of Muyeol, 29th Monarch of Silla and Kim Yusin, who later became one of the greatest generals in the history of Korea.This drama also highlights the story of Princess Deokman,who later became Queen Seondeok,the first female monarch in Korean history.

The President's Barber

Much as in Forrest Gump, we see important moments in South Korean history through the eyes of the titular barber, who is drafted to be the official barber of President Park Chung-hee.

Three Kingdoms of Korea

This is different from the concept of state (guk or Sino ko: 國, walled-town state, etc.) in the discipline of Korean History.