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Preferred term

Korea  

Entry terms

  • CHOSEN
  • CHOSON
  • TAE HAN

Scope note

  • former kingdom, Korean peninsula, now separate countries; South Korea known as simply Korea; North is not; peninsula conquered 1392 by Chinese Yi (Li) dynasty; 1895 annexed by Japan; 1945 divided by USSR & USA; 1948 formally established; 1950-53 war: borders reestablished; DO NOT USE FOR INDEXING OR CLASSING FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS

Notation

  • 28106

In other languages

  • French

  • CHOSEN
  • CHOSON
  • TAE HAN

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/45G-KD44TBPF-T

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