-550 ⟶ Beginning of the Late Mumun Period on the Korean Peninsula

The Late Mumun Period begins in the Korean peninsula.
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698
1443
1950

🏺 Middle Mumun Pottery Period Begins

The Middle Mumun Pottery Period begins in the Korean peninsula.⟶
Middle Mumun Pottery Period Begins (-850)
ArchaeologyBronze Age
South KoreaSouth KoreaNorth KoreaNorth Korea

🌾 Beginning of the Late Mumun Period on the Korean Peninsula

The Late Mumun Period begins in the Korean peninsula.⟶
Beginning of the Late Mumun Period on the Korean Peninsula (-550)
Bronze AgeAgricultureArchaeology
South KoreaSouth KoreaNorth KoreaNorth Korea

🏺 End of the Jōmon Period

Jōmon period ends in Ancient Japan.⟶
End of the Jōmon Period (-400)
Archaeology
JapanJapan

🇰🇷 Goguryeo's Fall and Start of the North-South States Period in Korea

North–South States Period begins in Korea.⟶
Goguryeo's Fall and Start of the North-South States Period in Korea (698)
GoguryeoSillaPolitical Fragmentation
North KoreaNorth KoreaSouth KoreaSouth Korea

🇰🇷 King Sejong Publishes Hangul

King Sejong the Great publishes the hangul, the native phonetic alphabet system for the Korean language.⟶
King Sejong Publishes Hangul (1443)
Joseon DynastyLanguageLiteracyCultural RevolutionAlphabet
South KoreaSouth KoreaNorth KoreaNorth Korea

💣 North Korean Invasion of South Korea Launches the Korean War

June 25: North Korean invasion of South Korea begins the Korean War.⟶
North Korean Invasion of South Korea Launches the Korean War (1950)
Korean WarCold WarInvasionProxy WarCommunismCapitalismKim Il-sungSyngman RheeUnited NationsMilitary Conflict
North KoreaNorth KoreaSouth KoreaSouth Korea