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Gojoseon

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Also known as Joseon, Chosŏn, Chaoxian

ancient state, based in northern Korean peninsula and Manchuria

Key facts

Capital
Wanggeom City
Common languages
Ye-Maek ( Koreanic ) , Classical Chinese (literary)
Ethnic groups
Yemaek
Religion
Shamanism
Government
Monarchy
2333 bce
Tan'gun (first)
232 220 bce
Bu
220 194 bce
Jun
194 bce
Wi Man
108 bce
Wi Ugeo (last)
Historical era
Ancient
Established
2333 (Mythological founding)
Coup by wi man
194 BCE
Gojoseon han war
109–108 BCE
Fall of wanggeom city
108 BCE

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
kingdom
Continent
Asia
Area
80000
Form of government
monarchy
Image
Korean-type bronze dagger and mirror.National Museum of Korea.jpg
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language used
Goguryeo
topic's main category
Category:Gojoseon
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
0108-01-01
Commons category
Gojoseon
replaced by
Western Han
inception
2333-00-00
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
located in the present-day administrative territorial entity
China
native label
고조선
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Encyclopedic overview

Today part ofNorth Korea South Korea China

Korean name Hangul고조선

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gojoseon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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