Cheonghaejin
Sign in to saveCheonghaejin () was a major military headquarters and trading hub located on Wando island, South Jeolla province of South Korea, and established by Korean general Chang Pogo in 828 during the Silla kingdom period. It traded mainly with Tang dynasty China and Japan, and served as a military hub to combat various pirate factions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- garrison
- Country
- South Korea
- Located in
- Wando
- Creator
- Chang Pogo
- Image
- Cheonghaejin jangdo.jpg
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- Revised Romanization
- Cheonghaejin
- McCune–Reischauer romanization
- Ch'ŏnghaejin
- native label
- 청해진
- heritage designation
- Historic sites of South Korea
- Commons category
- Cheonghaejin
- street address
- 734 Jangjwa-ri, Wando- eup , Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do
- inception
- 0828-00-00
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Cheonghaejin () was a major military headquarters and trading hub located on Wando island, South Jeolla province of South Korea, and established by Korean general Chang Pogo in 828 during the Silla kingdom period. It traded mainly with Tang dynasty China and Japan, and served as a military hub to combat various pirate factions.
== History ==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cheonghaejin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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