Jang Bogo Built Cheonghaejin Fort to Control Silla Trade in 828
Unified Silla & Balhae · 828 AD
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Jang Bogo Built Cheonghaejin in 846
Unified Silla & Balhae · 846 AD
A Silla Astronomer at Cheomseongdae Counted a Comet in 647
Unified Silla & Balhae · 647 AD
Nan Lü Presented 280,000 People to Han in 128 BCE
Gojoseon & Proto-States · 128 BC
Bidam Stormed the Queen's Hall at Gyeongju in 647
Unified Silla & Balhae · 647 AD
Kim Daeseong Commissioned Seokguram's Buddha in 750
Unified Silla & Balhae · 750 AD
King Munmu Was Buried at Sea to Become a Dragon in 681
Unified Silla & Balhae · 681 AD
Silla Envoy's Geomungo Hushed Chang'an in 800
Unified Silla & Balhae · 800 AD
Daepyeong Built a City from Mud and Water in 400 BC
Gojoseon & Proto-States · 400 BC
Dae Joyeong Led a Muddy Suicide Charge to Defeat Tang in 698
Unified Silla & Balhae · 698 AD
A Balhae Hunter Handed a Knobby Ginseng Root to a Chang'an Physician in 820
Unified Silla & Balhae · 820 AD
A Silla Clerk Reduced a Peasant's Sentence by Listing His Clan in 742
Unified Silla & Balhae · 742 AD
Gyeongju Scribe Jammed a Korean Mark Between Chinese Strokes in 800
Unified Silla & Balhae · 800 AD
Gyeongju Temple Night Watchman Hauled an Iron Bloom in 750
Unified Silla & Balhae · 750 AD
Gyeongju Servant Hid a Woven Basket of Rice in 800
Unified Silla & Balhae · 800 AD
Gyeongju Officials Reclaimed Mudflats for Rice, Salt, and Ships in 800
Unified Silla & Balhae · 800 AD
Choe Chiwon Passed the Tang Imperial Exams and Quit Politics in 880
Unified Silla & Balhae · 880 AD
Jang Bogo Forced Foreign Kings to Swear Vassalage in 828
Unified Silla & Balhae · 828 AD
Balhae Muralist Painted a Persian-Hatted Dancer in 850
Unified Silla & Balhae · 850 AD
Silla Built Cheomseongdae Observatory in 700
Unified Silla & Balhae · 700 AD
Goguryeo Tomb Painting Portrays an Armored Woman in 400
Three Kingdoms · 400 AD
Baekje Merchants Shipped Iron Bars to Yamato Japan in 600
Three Kingdoms · 600 AD
Yeon Gaesomun Assassinated King Yeongnyu and Seized the Throne in 642
Three Kingdoms · 642 AD
Queen Seondeok Built the Cheomseongdae Observatory in 634
Three Kingdoms · 634 AD
Bidam Staged a Torchlit Coup in Gyeongju in 647
Three Kingdoms · 647 AD
Gyeomik Sailed to India to Bring Vinaya to Baekje in 526
Three Kingdoms · 526 AD
Jumong Built Goguryeo in 37 BCE
Three Kingdoms · 37 BC
Wang San-ak Invented the Geomungo in 550
Three Kingdoms · 550 AD
Eulji Mundeok Flooded the Sui Army at Salsu in 612
Three Kingdoms · 612 AD
A Baekje Court Doctor Boarded a Warship for Japan in 550
Three Kingdoms · 550 AD
Kim Yushin Ordered a Noble's Decapitation in Gyeongju in 647
Three Kingdoms · 647 AD
Wang In Taught Yamato Court to Read Chinese Characters as Japanese in 600
Three Kingdoms · 600 AD
Gaya Ironmasters Sold Bloom Iron to Yamato Japan in 500
Three Kingdoms · 500 AD
Baekje Salted-Fish Jar Fed a Royal Court in 540
Three Kingdoms · 540 AD
Gaya Smiths Forged Iron Plowshares for Wet-Rice Farming in 550
Three Kingdoms · 550 AD
Gyeomik Copied Indian Ordination Rules and Brought Them to Baekje in 526
Three Kingdoms · 526 AD
Prince Buyeo Pung Begged for Ships in 663
Three Kingdoms · 663 AD
A Persian Merchant Toasted a Courtier in a Goguryeo Tomb Painting in 450
Three Kingdoms · 450 AD
Queen Seondeok Built a 9-Meter Stone Tower to Read the Sky in 640
Three Kingdoms · 640 AD
Bronze Dagger Laid across Woman's Hip in Gojoseon c. 300 BCE
Gojoseon & Proto-States · 300 BC
Gojoseon Trader Slammed a Sack of Iron in 108 BCE
Gojoseon & Proto-States · 108 BC
A Wiman Joseon Chief Surrendered 280,000 People to Han in 108 BCE
Gojoseon & Proto-States · 108 BC
Gojoseon Builders Invented Ondol in 400 BCE
Gojoseon & Proto-States · 400 BC
A Yan Refugee Seized a Gojoseon Throne in 194 BCE
Gojoseon & Proto-States · 194 BC
A Gojoseon Dolmen Hosted a Funeral Feast in 500 BCE
Gojoseon & Proto-States · 500 BC
Dangun Emerged from a Bear That Chewed Garlic in 2333 BCE
Gojoseon & Proto-States · 2333 BC
A Gojoseon Farmer Dug Up a Bone Flute in 400 BCE
Gojoseon & Proto-States · 400 BC
Wiman Defended Gojoseon's Palisade with Long Daggers in 109 BCE
Gojoseon & Proto-States · 109 BC
Gojoseon Skull Survived Surgery in 300 BCE
Gojoseon & Proto-States · 300 BC
Gojoseon Courtier Opened Palace Gates and Led 280,000 People to Han in 108 BCE
Gojoseon & Proto-States · 108 BC
A Gojoseon Scribe Altered Chinese Characters for Korean Names in 108 BC
Gojoseon & Proto-States · 108 BC
Wiman Joseon Traders Smuggled Iron Ingots and Salt in 150 BCE
Gojoseon & Proto-States · 150 BC
A Gojoseon Woman Lifted a Soot-Black Pot in 400 BC
Gojoseon & Proto-States · 400 BC
Gojoseon Farmers Cleared Forests for Rice in 500 BCE
Gojoseon & Proto-States · 500 BC
Nakrang's Wooden Slips Taught Koreans to Read in 108 BCE
Gojoseon & Proto-States · 108 BC
Gojoseon Bronze Dagger Hung as Jewelry in 300 BCE
Gojoseon & Proto-States · 300 BC
A Goryeo Celadon Bowl Fooled a Song Envoy in 1150
Goryeo Dynasty · 1150 AD