See also:

• Arts: Literature: Myths and Folktales: Myths: Korean  (2)
• Society: Issues: Territorial Disputes: Korea  (14)
• World: Korean: 사회: 역사  (2)

Choson Kings - - Listings of Korean rulers and the years in which they ruled.

The Comfort Women Project - - Examines the issue of Comfort Women in the context of violence against women and the patriarchal sexual culture and militarism.

Cyber Museum of Daegaya - - Extensive information on this powerful early Korean kingdom, which was conquered by Shilla. Provided by the Goryeong County local government.

Goguryeo, History of Korea - - Looks at the history and culture of the ancient Korean kingdom of Goguryeo.

History - - A history of Korea from 2333 BC to the present, courtesy of South Korea's Office of the Prime Minister.

History of North Korea - - Provides a history of North Korea from ancient times to the present.

Hwasongsong Castle - - Henny Savenije describes the construction of this fortress built (1794-1796) in Suwon, Korea by King Jeongjo. He includes the original drawings for it from the manuscript book Hwasong Seongyeok Uigwe.

The Journal of Hamel and Korea - - History of Hendrik Hamel, 'discoverer' of Korea. He was stranded with 38 other people on the coast of Korea and left the country after 13 years.

Korea Demilitarized Zone Incidents - - Timeline of violent outbreaks at the border between North and South Korea, with outcomes and casualty statistics.

Korea in Pictures of a Hundred Years Ago - - Henny Savenije provides a gallery of expandable thumbnail images from old books.

Korean History - - Illustrated review of the country's history, from ancient to contemporary times.

Korean History Project - - Promoting education and cultural understanding through "Korea in the Eye of the Tiger," an interactive history of East Asia focusing on Korea, China, Japan, Mongolia and Russia.

Korea's History - - Information on the history of the peninsula from Old Joseon to modern times.

Master Eibokken on Korea and its Language - - Records of Nicolaas Witsen (1641-1717) providing information he acquired from Mattheus Eibokken, the surgeon shipwrecked in 1653 on Jeju-do.

Peakche of Korea and the Origin of Yamato Japan - - On-line book that offers theories on the origin of Japanese civilization, and its connection to Korea. Adobe Acrobat Reader required.

The Sacrificial Lamb of the Cold War: The Korean Nationalist - - Account of Korean nationalist movements from 1940 to 1955 and a brief history of Korean nationalism.

Silla Remains Photos - - Annotated pictures of remains of the Silla Kingdom, in Korean from 57 B.C to 935 A.D.

1871 US Korea Campaign - - Dedicated to the first US military involvement in Korea in 1871. Stories and photographs about the action.