This is a timeline of Korean history. Early history. 8000 BC: Beginning of the Jeulmun pottery period. [1] 2337 BC: Legendary establishment of Tamna by Go, Yang, and Bu on Jeju Island. [2][3] 2333 BC: Legendary establishment of Gojoseon by Dangun. [4] 1500 BC: Beginning of the Mumun pottery period. [5][6][7]

The first half of the twentieth century in Korean history is marked by two grave and painful experiences: the Japanese occupation between 1910 and 1945 and the Korean War of 1950–53. These events dominate the collective national psyche for generations.

A Brief Timeline of Korean History: 1900 – Present. 1392 – 1910 : Joseon Dynasty. Founded by Yi Seong-gye in July 1392, the dynasty lasted for 518 years. Yi Seong-gye’s descendants, the House of Yi, succeeded the throne. A total of 27 kings ruled the dynasty. Neo-Confucianism was the dynasty’s ideology. 1910 – 1945 : Japanese Colonial Period.

Korea, located on a large peninsula on the eastern coast of the Asian mainland, has been inhabited since Neolithic times. The first recognisable political state was Gojoseon in the second half of the first millennium BCE.

1950 - South declares independence, sparking North Korean invasion. 1953 - Armistice ends Korean War, which has cost two million lives. 1950s - South sustained by crucial US military, economic...