-1122 ⟶ Legendary Founding of Pyongyang
legendary founding date of the city of Pyongyang.
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🏺 Middle Mumun Pottery Period Begins
The Middle Mumun Pottery Period begins in the Korean peninsula.⟶
ArchaeologyBronze Age
South Korea
North Korea🌾 Beginning of the Late Mumun Period on the Korean Peninsula
The Late Mumun Period begins in the Korean peninsula.⟶
Bronze AgeAgricultureArchaeology
South KoreaNorth Korea🇰🇵 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 Korea🍚 North Korean Famine Begins
The North Korean famine begins.⟶
FamineHumanitarian CrisisKim Jong-ilDictatorshipFood ShortageCommunist StatesPolitical Repression
North Korea💀 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
North Korea