Gojoseon

Gojoseon was a state in Korea (East Asia) that lasted from c. 700 to 108 BCE, about 592 years. Its people spoke Koreanic languages (Korean kingdoms).

The first Korean kingdom, traditionally founded by Dangun in 2333 BCE and attested in Chinese texts by the 7th century BCE. Wiman seized its throne around 194 BCE, and Emperor Wu of Han conquered it in 108 BCE.

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Facts

Dates

c. 700 to 108 BCE

Duration

592 years

Type

State

Region

Korea, East Asia

Language family

Koreanic

Capital

Wanggeom-seong (Pyongyang)

Became

• Lelang Commandery 108 BCE to 313 CE

Events in East Asia during its time

• 551 BCE Birth of Confucius
• 221 BCE Qin unifies China
• 210 BCE First Emperor buried with the Terracotta Army

Neighbours in East Asia

• Western Han 202 BCE to 9 CE
• Qin dynasty 221 to 206 BCE
• Chu c. 1030 to 223 BCE
• Qin (Zhou state) c. 770 to 221 BCE
• Eastern Zhou 770 to 256 BCE
• Nanyue 204 to 111 BCE
• Zhangzhung c. 500 BCE to 644 CE
• Shu kingdom (Jinsha) c. 1150 to 316 BCE
• Qi c. 1046 to 221 BCE
• Yan c. 1046 to 222 BCE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Carthage c. 814 to 146 BCE, North and West Africa
• Roman Republic 509 to 27 BCE, Europe
• Parthian Empire 247 BCE to 224 CE, Middle East
• Greek city-states c. 800 to 338 BCE, Europe
• Neo-Assyrian Empire 911 to 609 BCE, Middle East
• Xiongnu Empire c. 209 BCE to 93 CE, Central and North Asia
• Ptolemaic Kingdom 305 to 30 BCE, North and West Africa
• Achaemenid Empire 550 to 330 BCE, Middle East
• Athens 508 to 322 BCE, Europe
• Maurya Empire 322 to 185 BCE, South Asia

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