|
Date |
Culture, Dynasty, Event |
| ca 4000 BCE |
|
KULP'O
culture |
| ca 3000 |
|
CHULMUN
culture |
| ca 2000 |
|
CH'AEMON
culture |
| ca 300 |
|
OLD
CHOSON |
|
108
BCE - 313 CE |
100
Chinese Han Colonies
North: Chinese Commanderies (c. 108 BCE - 313 CE)
South: Samhan Federation (c. 100 BCE - c. 280 CE) |
| BCE/CE |
|
KAYA
(47 - 562) |
| 300 |
ca
50 BCE - 668 CE |
Three
Kingdoms
KOGORYU (37 BCE- 668 CE)
PAEKCHE (18 BCE - 663 CE)
SILLA (57 BCE - 668 CE) |
| 700 |
|
Unified
SILLA (668-936) |
| 900 |
ca
890-936 |
Later
Three Kingdoms |
| 1000 |
1231-1336 |
Mongol
Domination |
| 1400 |
1392-1897 |
CHOSON
(Yi Dynasty)Reign of King Sejong (1418-1450)
Imjin Wars (Hideyoshi invasions) (1592-98)
Reigns of Yongjo and Chongjo (1724-1800)
Two Centuries of Peace (1600-1850s) |
| 1900 |
1850s-1910
1910-45 |
Foreign
Skirmishes Threaten Korea
Japanese Colonial Rule |
| 1940 |
1945-48 |
Democratic
People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) under Soviet Occupation |
|
1945-48 |
Republic
of Korea (ROK) under American Occupation |
| 1950 |
1950-53 |
Korean
War |
|
1948- |
ROK
(South Korea) |
|
1949-
|
DPRK
(North Korea) |