Or was the Korean identity only created after their unification by Silla?
A lot of alternate histories regarding Korea have asked about the North and South Korean states. But why are there two Korean states instead of one, which was the norm for centuries? Because Japan conquered and occupied Korea after undergoing a massive modernization and industrialization campaign under the Meiji Emperor. After Japan was defeated in WWII, Korea was split into the north and south states we know today.
But what if Korea modernized and remained an independent kingdom to the present day? Is this possible? If yes, what would need to happen and how would it change things? If not, why not?
I am making up some data sets and graphs for them and the works. But it's difficult to decide what is a war and what isn't. l have already decided that wars within wars I am not counting. But others, like time periods like the Three Kingdoms war, or conflicts like the Japanese invasions or Korea or the War on Terror, they're harder to decide on.
United Kingdom 5 - 4 South Korea
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United Kingdom -
HD2: Nishigomi Kakumi - Sengoku Sangen [Oni]
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NM2: Ice - Amber Wishes (Deemo edit) [Aspiration]
###Map 1 (picked by United Kingdom)
####FM1: Feryquitous - Quon-Extend- [hit da quon]
| United Kingdom | Score | Accuracy | Combo | 300 | 100 | 50 | Miss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| majoreh +HR | 1,055,723 | 99.47% | 1,199 | 910 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Bubbleman +HD | 959,261 | 99.56% | 1,145 | 912 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Karthy +HDHR | 799,974 | 98.73% | 887 | 901 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
| Kingling +HR | 733,737 | 99.16% | 750 | 907 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| South Korea | Score | Accuracy | Combo | 300 | 100 | 50 | Miss |
| [Karcher] +HR | 1,023,129 | 98.87% | 1,191 | 902 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| Karuna +HD | 969,344 | 99.02% | 1,173 | 904 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| Doomsday fanboy +HR | 645,318 | 99.16% | 728 | 907 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| FlyingTuna | 614,867 | 98.96% | 649 | 904 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
United Kingdom 3,548,695 - 3,252,658 South Korea
United Kingdom wins by 296,037
###Map 2 (picked by South Korea)
####HD1: Denkishiki Karen Ongaku Shuudan - Shinoburedo [Despair (owc ver.)]
| South Korea | Score | Accuracy | Combo | 300 | 100 | 50 | Miss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FlyingTuna | 1,023,189 | 99.16% | 1,593 | 1,331 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Karuna | 777,002 | 99.13% | 1,230 | 1,332 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
| [Karcher] | 738,572 | 99.13% | 1,158 | 1,331 | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| Nopekjk | 5 |
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The Korean Peninsula is not currently a unified country, and this isn't for the first time in its history. In this lesson, we'll look at the Three Kingdoms period of Korean history and explore the different cultures that call Korea home.
The Three Kingdoms of Korea
To us in the 21st century, the idea of a divided Korea is already familiar. There's North Korea and South Korea, so we've got two Koreas right there. But where was the third Korea of the Three Kingdoms? In fact, the current division of the Koreas has nothing to do with historical divisions, and for most of Korean history the entire peninsula was united. But, this wasn't always the case. For a period from roughlyΒ 57 BCE to 668 CE, the Korean Peninsula was divided into the three independent kingdoms ofΒ Koguryo,Β Paekche, andΒ Silla.
Kingdoms Period
Before exploring each of these kingdoms separately, let's talk about this earlier time period in general. Before Korea broke up into three kingdoms, it was one single state, a mighty kingdom calledΒ Gojoseon. Through a series of political entanglements, the Han Dynasty of China ended up invading and conquering part of Gojoseon around 108 BCE. As the Gojoseon kingdom lost power over the next century, it broke apart into several different federations of cities that came together for mutual strength. Three of these federations grew into powerful kingdoms of their own, and thus the Three Kingdoms period was established. For over 700 years, Korea remained divided, until in the 7th century, the kingdom of Silla allied with China to overthrow the others, ending the Three Kingdoms period. After a brief war to expel the Chinese, the Korean Peninsula was reunified into a single kingdom around 676 CE.
