A History of Korea
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Authors: Professor Kyung Moon Hwang
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A History of Korea
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A History of Korea
An Episodic Narrative
Kyung Moon Hwang
© Kyung Moon Hwang 2010
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Contents
Brief Chronology of Korean History
The Great Battle of Salsu River, 612
2 Queen S
ndk and Silla’s Unification of Korea