Origin:
In 1392, Li Chenggui overthrew the Goryeo Dynasty, proclaimed himself king, and founded the Joseon Dynasty. In order to win the support of the Ming Dynasty, Li Chenggui referred to the ancient name of Goryeo "North Korea" and the place where Li's father served as an official "Hening", and sent an envoy to ask Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang to decide the name of the country. Zhu Yuanzhang believed that "North Korea" was an ancient name and that "Chaori Mingming" had an elegant origin, so he ruled that North Korea should be the new name of the country.
On September 9, 1948, when Kim Il-sung, leader of the Workers’ Party of Korea, founded the country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula, he adopted the country name “North Korea” and named the country “The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea”. ***Heguo".
Extended information
700,000 years ago: Human settlement began on the Korean Peninsula.
2333 BC: The legendary Tangun Wanggeum established the ancient Joseon Kingdom. "Korea" means "the land of tranquil morning light".
About 3,000 years ago: Jizi, a nobleman of the Yin Shang Dynasty, led his tribe to the Korean Peninsula and established the first dynasty with historical records, known as "Ji's Korea" in history.
In 194 BC: Wei Man, the general of Yan State, overthrew the regime of Jishi Korea and established the second dynasty in Korean history, known as "Weishi Korea" in history.
Around 100 BC: The three kingdoms of Silla, Goguryeo, and Baekje formed on the Korean Peninsula.
668: The Tang Dynasty and Silla allied forces destroyed Goguryeo and Baekje, and Silla unified the Korean Peninsula.
918: Later Goguryeo's general Wang Jian was proclaimed king by his generals. He moved the capital to his hometown Songyue (today's Kaicheng, North Korea) and changed the country's name to "Goryeo".
1392: Goryeo general Yi Chenggui launched a mutiny and established North Korea, with its capital in Hanyang (today's Seoul, South Korea), which was later called "Lee's North Korea".
1592: Japanese Prime Minister Toyotomi Hideyoshi led 200,000 troops to invade North Korea and occupied Pyongyang for a time. In 1598, the Japanese army was defeated by the Chinese and North Korean coalition forces. This period of history was called the "Imjin Japanese Rebellion".
1894: Japan launched the "Sino-Japanese War" aimed at annexing North Korea. After the war, Japan forced the Qing government to sign the "Sino-Japanese Treaty of Shimonoseki" with it, ending the vassal relationship between China and North Korea.
August 22, 1910: South Korea and Japan signed the "Japan-Korea Merger Treaty", permanently transferring sovereignty of the Korean Peninsula to Japan.
August 15, 1945: Japan surrendered and the Korean Peninsula was "recovered".
1948: On August 15, the southern part of the peninsula declared the establishment of the Republic of Korea, with Syngman Rhee as president; on September 9, the northern part of the peninsula declared the establishment of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, with Kim Il Sung as president. Head of state.
June 25, 1950: The Korean War broke out. On October 19 of the same year, the Chinese People's Volunteers crossed the Yalu River to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea.
July 27, 1953: The Chinese and North Korean coalition forces signed an armistice agreement with the United Nations Army. The Korean Peninsula is divided into North and South.
July 4, 1972: North and South jointly issued the "July 4 North-South Joint Statement", formalizing dialogue between North and South Korea after nearly 30 years of hostility.
September 5, 1990: The North and the South of the Korean Peninsula held their first prime ministerial-level talks in Seoul since the 45-year division.
September 17, 1991: North and South Korea joined the United Nations at the same time. In December, the "Agreement on North-South Reconciliation, Mutual Non-Aggression, Cooperation and Exchange" was signed.
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