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HISTORY OF SOUTH KOREA

The establishment of the US military government in Incheon on September 8, 1945 after the defeat of the Japanese to the Allied Powers signals the beginning of South Korea’s history. Lt. General John R. Hodge took control of the newly created government.

Seokguram Grotto from the Silla era, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

 

Changdeok Palace, one of the Five Grand Palaces built during the Joseon

 

The oldest surviving metal movable type book, Jikji, was printed in 1377,

 and Goryeo created the world's first metal-based movable type in 1234