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Gangneung was the home of the Yemaek people in ancient times and became the land of Wiman Joseon in 129 BC. In 128 BC, Nam Ryeo, the army officer of Yaekam, punished Wujang of Wiman Korea and became the territory of the Han dynasty. In the 14th year of Goguryeo Muchheon (313), it entered Goguryeo territory. [4]
The 1996 Gangneung submarine infiltration incident began on 18 September 1996, near the South Korean city of Kangnung when North Koreans abandoned their grounded submarine, and hid within the city resulting in 49 day long manhunt for the belligerents.
The Korean Air Lines YS-11 hijacking occurred on 11 December 1969. The aircraft, a Korean Air Lines NAMC YS-11 flying a domestic route from Gangneung Airbase in Gangneung, Gangwon, South Korea to Gimpo International Airport in Seoul, was hijacked at 12:25 PM by North Korean agent Cho Ch'ang-hŭi (조창희).
North Korea's submarine infiltration campaign has been in full swing [tone] since 1994. Since 1994, North Korea has deployed submarines for espionage, and infiltrated spies in Seogwipo in September 1995.The purpose of the armed men's infiltration into Gangneung in September 1996 was to assassinate President Kim Young-sam around the opening of the National Sports Festival to be held in ...
The grateful Wang Kŏn granted a branch of the Gangneung Kim clan with his own surname of Wang, who were known as the Gangneung Wang clan. [7] During the early Goryeo period from 981 to 1146, they produced nine government officials, five of whom were high officials, making them the clan with the fifth most officials produced in this timeframe. [8]
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Gangneung Air Base (IATA: KAG, ICAO: RKNN) is an airbase holding the 18th fighter wing of the Republic of Korea Air Force. It is located in Gangneung , Gangwon Province , South Korea . The airfield has one runway (08/26), and is ILS equipped on runway 23.
Located in eastern Seoul, 1 km from each other, Taereung (태릉) holds the remains of Queen Munjeong, while Gangneung (강릉) is the resting place of her son and daughter-in-law, King Myeongjong and Queen Insun.