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  2. Korean imperial titles - Wikipedia

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    Korean monarchs sacrificed to Heaven during the Three Kingdoms, Goryeo, and early Joseon periods. During the early Joseon period, it was hotly debated whether Joseon kings, who were not Sons of Heaven, had the right to sacrifice to Heaven. The practice was suppressed and finally abolished in 1464; it was later revived during the Korean Empire ...

  3. Bijin - Wikipedia

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    From the Edo period onwards, beauty standards in Japan came to idealise light skin, delicate features, a small mouth, a high forehead, small eyes and rich black hair, as depicted in many ukiyo-e pictures. In the best-selling makeup instruction book "Miyako Customs Makeup Den" at that time, there was a section called "Den to see the greatness of ...

  4. Historiography of Korea - Wikipedia

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    During the Joseon period, historical narratives were influenced by the royal court, emphasizing a state-centric view. However, during the Korean independence movement and the Japanese colonial period, Korean historiography shifted towards a more realistic analysis and critical thinking. Modern Korean historiography seeks to provide a multi ...

  5. History of Korea - Wikipedia

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    The Proto-Three Kingdoms period, sometimes called the Several States Period (열국시대,列國時代), [54] is the time before the rise of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, which included Goguryeo, Silla, and Baekje, and occurred after the fall of Gojoseon. This time period consisted of numerous states that sprang up from the former territories of ...

  6. Korean era name - Wikipedia

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    Korean era names were titles adopted in historical Korea for the purpose of year identification and numbering. Era names were used during the period of Silla , Goguryeo , Balhae , Taebong , Goryeo , Joseon , and the Korean Empire .

  7. Joseon Tongsinsa - Wikipedia

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    At least 70 envoys were dispatched to Kyoto and Osaka before the beginning of Japan's Edo period. [3] The formal arrival of serial missions from Korea to Japan were considered important affairs and these events were widely noted and recorded. Only the largest formal diplomatic missions sent by the Joseon court to Japan were called tongsinsa in ...

  8. Japanese era name - Wikipedia

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    The five era names used since the end of the Edo period in 1868 can be abbreviated by taking the first letter of their romanized names. For example, S55 means Shōwa 55 (i.e. 1980), and H22 stands for Heisei 22 (2010). At 62 years and 2 weeks, Shōwa is the longest era to date.

  9. Timeline of Korean history - Wikipedia

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    1944: Starting in 1944, Japan started the conscription of Koreans into the armed forces. All Korean males were drafted to either join the Imperial Japanese Army, as of April 1944, or work in the military industrial sector, as of September 1944. 1945 (before liberation) 8 February.