A Timeline of Korean History

ANTIQUITY

2333 BCE - 108 BCE: Gojoseon 고조선

THE PROTO-THREE KINGDOMS ERA 

108 BCE - circa 300 CE: Wonsamguk Sidae 원삼국 시대 

THREE KINGDOMS PERIOD 

57 BCE - 668 CE: Samguk Sidae 삼국 시대 

UNIFIED SHILLA 

668 CE - 935 CE: Tongil Shilla 통일 신라 

892 CE - 936 CE: Husamguk Sidae 후삼국 시대 

GORYEO PERIOD 

918 CE - 1392 CE: Goryeo 고려 

1231 CE - 1350 CE: The Mongol Invasion

THE JOSEON DYNASTY 

1392 CE - 1910 CE: Joseon 조선 

1592 CE - 1598 CE: Imjinwaeran 임진왜란 

1897 CE - 1910 CE: Daehan Jeguk 대한 재국 

JAPANESE COLONIAL PERIOD 

1910 CE - 1945 CE: Japanese Occupation

MODERN PERIOD

1950 CE - 1953 CE: The Korean War  

1948 CE - Present: Republic of Korea (South) / Democratic Peoples' Republic of Korea (North)