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Dangun

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Dangun or Dangun Wanggeom was the legendary founder of Gojoseon, the first ever Korean kingdom, around present-day Liaoning, Manchuria, and the northern part of the Korean Peninsula. [1]

49 relations: Acupuncture, Asadal, Birch, Book of Wei, Cheondoism, China, Daejongism, Dongguk Tonggam, Emperor Yao, Empire Earth II, Gaecheonjeol, Gojoseon, Gregorian calendar, Haneullim, Hangul, Hanja, History of Korea, Hwanung, Hyeong, International Taekwon-Do Federation, Jizi, Joktan, Joseon, Kangdong County, Kim Il-sung, Korea, Korean calendar, Korean Peninsula, Liaoning, List of monarchs of Korea, List of national founders, List of people of Korean descent, Manchuria, Mausoleum of Tangun, Moxibustion, Mugwort, North Korea, Paektu Mountain, Public holidays in South Korea, Pyongyang, Romanization of Korean, Routledge, Samguk yusa, South Korea, Taebaeksan, Taekwondo, Tuttle Publishing, Ungnyeo, Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty.

Acupuncture

Acupuncture is a form of alternative medicine in which thin needles are inserted into the body.

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Asadal

In Korean mythology and history, Asadal (Hangul/ Hanja:아사달/阿斯達) was the mythical capital city of kingdom of Gojoseon (Hangul/ Hanja: 고조선/ 古朝鮮 - meaning "Older Joseon"), the first ever Korean kingdom and notably founded by the legendary god-king Dan'gun.

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Birch

A birch is a thin-leaved deciduous hardwood tree of the genus Betula, in the family Betulaceae, which also includes alders, hazels, and hornbeams.

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Book of Wei

The Book of Wei, also known by its Chinese name as the Wei Shu, is a classic Chinese historical text compiled by Wei Shou from 551 to 554, and is an important text describing the history of the Northern Wei and Eastern Wei from 386 to 550.

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Cheondoism

Cheondoism (spelled Chondoism in North Korean sources) (Korean: Cheondogyo; hanja 天道教; hangul 천도교; literally "Religion of the Heavenly Way") is a 20th-century Korean religious ideology, based on the 19th-century Donghak religious movement founded by Ch'oe Che-u and codified under Son Pyŏng-Hi.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a unitary one-party sovereign state in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around /1e9 round 3 billion.

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Daejongism

Daejongism (大倧敎 Daejonggyo or Taejongkyo, "religion of the Divine Progenitor" or "great ancestral religion") or Dangunism (檀君敎 Dangungyo or Tangunkyo, "religion of Dangun") is the name of a number of religious movements within the framework of Korean shamanism, focused on the worship of Dangun (or Tangun).

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Dongguk Tonggam

The Dongguk Tonggam (Comprehensive Mirror of the eastern state) is a chronicle of the early history of Korea compiled by Seo Geo-jeong (1420–1488) and other scholars in the 15th century.

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Emperor Yao

Emperor Yao (traditionally c. 2356 – 2255 BC) was a legendary Chinese ruler, according to various sources, one of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.

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Empire Earth II

Empire Earth II is a real-time strategy video game developed by Mad Doc Software and published by Vivendi Universal Games on April 26, 2005.

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Gaecheonjeol

Gaecheonjeol (개천절, hanja: 開天節) is a public holiday in South Korea on 3 October.

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Gojoseon

Gojoseon, originally named Joseon, was an ancient Korean kingdom.

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Gregorian calendar

The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used civil calendar in the world.

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Haneullim

Haneullim or Haneulnim (하늘님 "Heavenly King"), also spelled Hananim (하나님) or Hanunim (하느님), Hwanin (환인) or Hanin (한인), also called Sangje ("Highest Deity") or Sangjenim ("Kingly Highest Deity"), also known simply as Haneul ("Heaven") or Cheon (천 "Heaven", in Sino-Korean), or Cheonsin ("God of Heaven"), is the concept of supreme God peculiar to Korean shamanism, and religions rooted in Korean shamanism (including Cheondoism and Jeungsanism).

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Hangul

The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul (from Korean hangeul 한글), has been used to write the Korean language since its creation in the 15th century by Sejong the Great.

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Hanja

Hanja is the Korean name for Chinese characters.

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History of Korea

The Lower Paleolithic era in the Korean Peninsula began roughly half a million years ago.

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Hwanung

Hwanung (Korean for the "Supreme Divine Regent") is an important figure in the mythological origins of Korea.

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Hyeong

The Korean terms hyeong, pumsae, and teul (meaning "form" or "pattern") are all used to refer to martial arts forms that are typically used in Korean martial arts such as Taekwondo and Tang Soo Do.

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International Taekwon-Do Federation

International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) is an international taekwondo organization founded on March 22, 1966, by General Choi Hong Hi (Korean: 최홍희) in Seoul, South Korea.

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Jizi

Jizi or Qizi (Gija or Kija in Korean) was a semi-legendary Chinese sage who is said to have ruled Gija Joseon in the 11th century BCE.

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Joktan

Joktan was the second of the two sons of Eber (Gen. 10:25; 1 Chr. 1:19) mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.

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Joseon

The Joseon dynasty (also transcribed as Chosŏn or Chosun, 조선; officially the Kingdom of Great Joseon, 대조선국) was a Korean dynastic kingdom that lasted for approximately five centuries.

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Kangdong County

Kangdong County, is one of Pyongyang's four suburban counties.

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Kim Il-sung

Kim Il-sung (or Kim Il Sung) (born Kim Sŏng-ju; 15 April 1912 – 8 July 1994) was the first leader of North Korea, from its establishment in 1948 until his death in 1994.

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Korea

Korea is a region in East Asia; since 1945 it has been divided into two distinctive sovereign states: North Korea and South Korea.

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Korean calendar

The traditional Korean calendar is a lunisolar calendar, like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries.

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Korean Peninsula

The Korean Peninsula is a peninsula of Eurasia located in East Asia.

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Liaoning

Liaoning is a province of China, located in the northeast of the country.

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List of monarchs of Korea

This is a list of monarchs of Korea, arranged by dynasty.

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List of national founders

The following list of national founding figures is a record, by country, of people who were credited with establishing their nation.

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List of people of Korean descent

This is a list of notable Koreans or notable people of Korean descent.

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Manchuria

Manchuria is a name first used in the 17th century by Chinese people to refer to a large geographic region in Northeast Asia.

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Mausoleum of Tangun

The Mausoleum of Tangun is an ancient burial site in Kangdong near Pyongyang, North Korea.

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Moxibustion

Moxibustion is a traditional Chinese medicine therapy which consists of burning dried mugwort (wikt:moxa) on particular points on the body.

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Mugwort

Mugwort is a common name for several species of aromatic plants in the genus Artemisia. In Europe, mugwort most often refers to the species Artemisia vulgaris, or common mugwort.

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North Korea

North Korea (Chosŏn'gŭl:조선; Hanja:朝鮮; Chosŏn), officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (abbreviated as DPRK, PRK, DPR Korea, or Korea DPR), is a country in East Asia constituting the northern part of the Korean Peninsula.

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Paektu Mountain

Mount Paektu or Mount Baekdu (Korean pronunciation), also known as Golmin Šanggiyan Alin in Manchu and Changbai Mountain in Chinese, is an active volcano on the China–North Korea border.

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Public holidays in South Korea

Public holidays in South Korea each belong to one or more of three categories.

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Pyongyang

Pyongyang, or P'yŏngyang, is the capital and largest city of North Korea.

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Romanization of Korean

The romanization of Korean is a system for representing the Korean language using the Latin script.

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Routledge

Routledge is a British multinational publisher.

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Samguk yusa

Samguk Yusa or Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms is a collection of legends, folktales and historical accounts relating to the Three Kingdoms of Korea (Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla), as well as to other periods and states before, during and after the Three Kingdoms period.

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South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (대한민국; Hanja: 大韓民國; Daehan Minguk,; lit. "The Great Country of the Han People"), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and lying east to the Asian mainland.

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Taebaeksan

Taebaeksan, also known as Mount Taebaeksan or Mount Taebaek, is a South Korean mountain peak of Taebaek Mountains.

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Taekwondo

Taekwondo (from Korean 태권도, 跆拳道) is a Korean martial art, characterised by its emphasis on head-height kicks, jumping and spinning kicks, and fast kicking techniques.

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Tuttle Publishing

Tuttle Publishing, originally the Charles E. Tuttle Company, is a book publishing company that includes Tuttle, Periplus Editions, and Journey Editions.

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Ungnyeo

Ungnyeo (웅녀 / 熊女), Sino-Korean for "bear woman," was a bear that became a woman.

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Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty

The Annals of the Joseon Dynasty (also known as The True Record of the Joseon Dynasty) are the annual records of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea, which were kept from 1413 to 1865.

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Dan Goon Myth, Dan-Gun, Dan-gun, Dangun Wanggeom, Hwan Geom, KIng Divine-Regent, King Divine-Regent, Tan'gun, Tan'gun Myth, Tangun, Tangun myth, Tanjun, Than Chun, 단군, 단군왕검.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dangun

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