Short history of South Korea


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According to Korean legend, Korea was founded by the god-king Tangun in 2333 BC. In every part of its history country has been either invaded, influenced or fought over by its neighbors. 
Korea was under the Mongolian occupation from 13th century until early 14th century. Not long after that country was divested by Chinese armies. Also at the end of 16th century Japanese warlord  Hideyoshi launched major invasions. 
During centuries China was the only expectation to Korea closed-door policy, playing the role of the "big brother". However its isolation ended when Western powers and Japan sent warships to forcibly open the country. That's the time when the Japanese colonial era began (around 1910).
At the end of the World War II Korea was split into 2 occupations zones with USA administering southern part of the peninsula and Soviet Union administering the north, leading to the division of country into two political entities: North Korea and South Korea.

File:South Korea (Hangul and Hanja).svg
South Korea in Hangul (HANGUK) and in Hanja scripts.

Source:
https://fromkoreawithlove.wordpress.com/2012/12/18/a-quick-history-of-the-democratization-of-south-korea/japanese-occupation-in-korea/(photography)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:South_Korea_(Hangul_and_Hanja).svg
http://www.worldrover.com/history/south_korea_history.html



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