-1122 ⟶ Legendary Founding of Pyongyang
legendary founding date of the city of Pyongyang.Year
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🏺 Middle Mumun Pottery Period Begins
The Middle Mumun Pottery Period begins in the Korean peninsula.⟶

ArchaeologyBronze Age


🌾 Beginning of the Late Mumun Period on the Korean Peninsula
The Late Mumun Period begins in the Korean peninsula.⟶

Bronze AgeAgricultureArchaeology


🇰🇵 Kim Il-sung's Death and Succession of Kim Jong-il
July 8 – 17: Death and state funeral of Kim Il-sung. Kim Jong-il becomes Supreme Leader of North Korea.⟶

SuccessionDictatorshipKim Il-sungKim Jong-ilCold WarCommunist StatesTotalitarianismPolitical Transition

🍚 North Korean Famine Begins
The North Korean famine begins.⟶

FamineHumanitarian CrisisKim Jong-ilDictatorshipFood ShortageCommunist StatesPolitical Repression

💀 North Korean Famine Death Toll Reaches 2.5 Million
The North Korean famine has killed an estimated 2.5 million people by this point.⟶
FamineHumanitarian CrisisKim Jong-ilTotalitarianismCommunist StatesPolitical RepressionAtrocities
