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- See also changes related to South Korea, or pages that link to South Korea or to this page or whose text contains "South Korea".
Parent topics
- East Asia [r]: Region comprising China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea and Taiwan; also defined in cultural terms, with these nations historically or at present sharing writing systems, philosophical modes of thought, and other relationships (population about 1,600,000,000). [e]
- Korea [r]: Historical country and peninsula of northeastern Asia, comprising the states of North Korea and South Korea. [e]
- Koreans [r]: Add brief definition or description
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- Dokdo [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Korean War [r]: (1950-1953) war on the Korean peninsula in which about 3 million people died (mostly civilians), begun when North Korea, backed by China, attempted to overrun South Korea, which had been placed under the control of U.S.-led United Nations forces after the surrender of Japan at the end of WW II. [e]
- Korean War of 1592-1598 [r]: Fought on the Korean peninsula from 1592 to 1598 between Japan and the Chinese tributary alliance (Korea, China, Ryukyus, Java, etc.), and resulted in Japanese retreat. [e]
- Yi Sunshin [r]: A Korean admiral renowned for his naval victories against the Japanese invaders during the Korean War of 1592-1598. [e]