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	Goryeo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		All terminologies used in the court of Goryeo was that of an empire, not of a kingdom.
		Goryeo is also sometimes used as a politically neutral name in the Korean language for the whole of Korea.
		The Wang Dynasty was the ruling dynasty of Goryeo, and comprised 34 monarchs altogether.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Goryeo_Dynasty (835 words)

	Wikipedia: Goryeo
		The name "Goryeo" is a shortened form of "Goguryeo," the name of a kingdom in northern Korea which was conquered by Silla in AD 668.
		In 1231, Mongolians invaded Goryeo and the throne moved to Ganghwado, an island in Bay of Gyonggi, in 1232.
		Goryeo dynasty survived but it was under control of Mongolian control until King Gongmin began to repel Mongolian forces back.
	www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/g/go/goryeo.html (574 words)

	Korea - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Goryeo during this time in fear of power being usurped made official policies to discourage martial arts and the warrior class who were no longer appreciated, and government policies were initiated to put more emphasis on scholars versus warlords.
		Goryeo printing with movable metal type was developed to print many titles in limited copies around the mid-12th century.
		In 1392, a Goryeo general, Yi Seong-gye, overthrew the Goryeo king in a coup d'état and established a new dynasty: the Joseon Dynasty.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Korea (3147 words)

	Goryeo Dynasty: Korea’s Age of Enlightenment
		Goryeo Dynasty features 113 rare and superb artworks (seven are designated as National Treasures of Korea) from this period—many on view in the United States for the first time—including extraordinary celadon ceramics, Buddhist paintings and sculptures, illustrated sutras (sacred Buddhist texts), ritual implements, metal crafts, and lacquer wares.
		The Goryeo dynasty, the middle period in Korea’s traditional history, emerged from the disintegration of the Unified Silla dynasty and ended with the rise of the Joseon dynasty.
		Goryeo was the epoch of the finest illuminated sutras.
	www.asianart.com /exhibitions/korea/intro.html (1380 words)

	Goryeo - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Goryeo kingdom ruled Korea from the fall of Silla in 935 until the founding of Joseon in 1392.
		Two of the period's most notable products are Goryeo pottery — the famous Korean celadon pottery — and the Tripitaka Koreana — the Buddhist scriptures (Tripitaka) carved onto roughly 80,000 woodblocks.
		This led to the coup of Lee Jagyeom in 1126.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /goryeo_dynasty.htm (803 words)

	Encyclopedia: Goryeo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Goryeo (also Koryo) kingdom ruled Korea from the fall of Silla in 935 until the founding of Joseon in 1392.
		Events Korean founder of the Joseon Dynasty General Yi Seonggye leads a coup détat, overthrowing the kingdom of Goryeo and founding the kingdom of Joseon Afyonkarahisar in western Turkey is conquered by Sultan Beyazid I Louis de Valois is created the 1st Duke of Orléans, the second time...
		King Sinjong of Goryeo was the 20th king of the Korean Goryeo Dynasty.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Goryeo (3981 words)

	Goryeo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Goryeo or Koryŏ (() in Korean) was the name of Korea during the Goryeo Dynasty, which lasted from the fall of Silla in 935 until the founding of the Joseon Dynasty in 1394.
		The name "Goryeo" is a shortened form of " Goguryeo," the name of a kingdom in northern Korea which was conquered by Silla in AD 668.
		The English name "Korea" comes from "Goryeo." The Goryeo period was a culturally rich one in Korea's history.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Goryeo.html (643 words)

	Korea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		During the Goryeo period, the silk was considered by China to be the best in the world, and pottery made with blue-green celadon glazes became a coveted Korean specialty.
		In this period, southern Korea was occupied first by the Jin state of Korea, and later the Samhan, the 3 hans of Korea (Not related to the Chinese Han dynasty).
		In the 10th and 11th centuries, Goryeo continued to be plagued by attacks from Jurchen and Khitan tribes on the northern borders.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Korea (2032 words)

	Goryeo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The name "Goryeo" is shortened form of " Goguryeo " the name of a kingdom northern Korea which was conquered by Silla AD 668.
		In 1231 Mongolians invaded Goryeo and the throne moved to Ganghwado island in Bay of Gyonggi in 1232.
		Goryeo dynasty survived but it was under of Mongolian control until King Gongmin began to repel Mongolian forces back.
	www.freeglossary.com /Goryeo (918 words)

	History of Korea: Goryeo Dynasty
		Enthroned as the founder king of the Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392), the name of which was derived from Goguryeo, he drafted 10 injunctions for his successors to observe.
		However, in 993, Goryeo's commanding general Seo Hui (940-998), facing a stalemate with the Liao army, convened peace talks with Liao general Hsiao to end the enmity with the recognition of Goryeo's territorial rights of south of the Amnokgang river.
		Mongols invaded in 1238 and looted Goryeo, destroying the splendid Silla pagoda of Hwangnyongsa Temple.
	www.koreaaward.com /korea/history_GoryeoDynasty.htm (1364 words)

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		One, "Goryeo Dynasty: Korea's Age of Enlightenment, 918-1392," is organized by Ms.
		Celadon, in its most rarefied forms, was virtually a Goryeo invention, and it was far from being the only sensational work produced by the dynasty that gave Korea the name by which it is known in the West.
		The dynasty itself arose from the rubble of an earlier one, the United Silla.
	www.buddhistnews.tv /current/kr-goryeo-121203.php (1488 words)

	Korea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In 660 Silla allied with China (Tang Dynasty) and overthrew Baekjae and Goguryeo by 668.
		The Joseon Dynasty[?] (also known as the Yi Dynasty) moved the capital to Hanseong, which is modern day Seoul in 1394 and adopted Confucianism as the country's official religion, resulting in much loss of power and wealth by the Buddhists.
		The Joseon Dynasty suffered invasions by the Japanese (1592 to 1598).
	www.findword.org /ko/korea.html (1257 words)

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		The Goryeo Dynasty's strength decreased gradually in the latter half of the 14th century.
		The Joseon Dynasty was formed at the end of the 14th century.
		The Joseon Dynasty produced Hangeul, the Korean alphabet, which was invented in 1443, during the reign of King Sejong.
	www.webkorean.org /new6/korean/01_korea/k_01b_history.htm (467 words)

	Joseon Dynasty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		During the Joseon Dynasty, a centralized administrative system was installed based on Confucian yangban scholars who acted as the counsellors to the king and made up most of the officer class of the imperial army.
		In addition, the Ming Dynasty was weakened and nearly bankrupt for helping Korea which lead to the destruction of the Ming Dynasty by the Manchu invasion of China, and lead to the establishment of the new Qing Dynasty.
		He is a son of Prince Gang of Korea, a fifth son of Gojong of Korea and currently a professor of history lecturing at Jeonju University in the Republic of Korea.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/J/Joseon-Dynasty.htm (1833 words)

	Taejo of Goryeo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		918-943) was the founder of the Goryeo* Dynasty, which ruled Korea from the 10th to the 14th century.
		He went on to defeat Later Baekje and receive the surrender of the last king of Silla in 935.
		Thereupon he formally established the kingdom of Goryeo, which ruled almost the entire Korean peninsula.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/King_Taejo_of_Goryeo (198 words)

	Goryeo
		zh-tw:高麗 zh-cn:高丽 Goryeo or Koryŏ (고려 (高麗) in Korean) was the name of Korea during the Goryeo Dynasty, which lasted from the fall of Silla in 935 until the founding of the Joseon Dynasty in 1394.
		King U put general Yi_Seonggye (later Taejo) in charge, but he stopped at the border and rebelled.
		Today, the name Korea, derived from Goryeo, is widely used as a politically neutral name in the Korean language for the whole of Korea.
	encyclopedia.codeboy.net /wikipedia/g/go/goryeo.html (608 words)

	Korean Architecture: Byeongsan Seowon (Pyongsan Sowon) Academy, Andong
		Throughout Goryeo, the country seethed with anger at the ruling aristocracy—a small group of elites who controlled the majority of the kingdom's wealth.
		According to this theory, the Goryeo dynasty was based on the support of local strongmen in league with the King.
		In the early years of the dynasty, when the population of the aristocracy was rather small, there were plenty of jobs for men of ambition.
	www.orientalarchitecture.com /andong/BYEONGSAN.htm (1889 words)

	Online Learning, Multimedia Publishing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		During the Baekje Dynasty, it is recorded that Gunpo was one of the sok-hyeons(a subdivision of a town) of Gwangju, which was Baekje's capital.
		As a result, Baekje Dynasty was forced to move its capital to Ungjin, and the entire Gyeonggi province became Goguryeo's territory.
		However, not before long, Wang-geon, the founder of the Goryeo Dynasty, expelled the forces of Gung-ye, formulated his power in the Gaeseong Region, ultimately unified the New Three Kingdoms, and founded the Goryeo Dynasty.
	wsn1000.com /ogeum_invil_2.htm (1053 words)

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		The publication technique of using metal movable type was invented in Korea as early as 1232 (although clay prints were invented by Bi Sheng about 200 years earlier in China), long before Gutenberg in Europe developed metal prints.
		During the Goryeo period, the silk industry became widepsread and green celadons became a Korean specialty.
		Zhou Dynasty (1122 BC - 256 BC) push the Yin to collapse and their subjects Kija flees into Go-Joseons domain.
	en-cyclopedia.com /wiki/Korea (3070 words)

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		At the beginning of the water course of the Seomjin River basin, Jinan-gun, Jeonbuk was one of 11 hyun belonging to Jeonju-mok in the Goryeo Dynasty.
		Jian-hyeon in the Goryeo Dynasty was called Nanjina-hyeon, then King Gyeongdeok in the Unified Silla Dynasty changed its name to Jain, the name it presently holds.
		A gammu (a type of chief) was placed in power here in the late Goryeo Dynasty as part of an effort to infiltrate the central government's influence to even remote places which belonged to hyeon, which was regularized since King Yejong.
	www.simcheong.com /Web-Site/english/ecology/contents03/02mu01.htm?mc=S2CB (363 words)

	Korea - free-definition
		The north Balhae and South Shilla period (as Koreans call this long, generally peaceful era) came to an end in the 10th century as Balhae was conquered by the Khitans and Silla disintegrated as regional strongmen vied for power.
		The kingdom of Goryeo took over replaced Silla as the dominant power in Korea in the years 935-936.
		In 1231 the Mongols invaded Goryeo and laid the kingdom to ruins as resistance continued on and off for almost thirty years.
	www.netlexikon.akademie.de /Korea.html (2003 words)

	Jeolla
		Jeolla (Jeolla-do) was one of the eight provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty.
		The province was formed in 1009 (during the Goryeo Dynasty) and was divided into modern-day North and South Jeolla in 1896.
		The two cities were both former Mok (administrative divisions in early Goryeo), and became the provincial capitals of North and South Jeolla respectively in 1896.
	www.mcfly.org /Jeolla (182 words)

	Goryeo Dynasty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In Korea, the Goryeo Dynasty (고려; 高麗; 918 - 1392), also the Wang Dynasty, followed Silla and preceded the Joseon Dynasty, was the ruling dynasty of Goryeo.
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	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Goryeo_Dynasty.html (333 words)

	Goryeo Dynasty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
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	www.freeglossary.com /Koryo_Dynasty (402 words)

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		Liuge (耶律留哥) revolted against the dynasty in Liaodong in 1211 and made contact with the Mongol Empire in the next year.
		In 1218 the Mongol and Dongxia armies jointly intruded to Goryeo to subdue the Khitan remnants.
		Goryeo also joined the campaign and the Khitans were exterminated.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Puxian_Wannu (558 words)

	Taejo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Taejo, meaning "great ancestor," is a name often applied to the founders of Korean dynasties.
		Taejo of Goryeo, born Wang Geon, founder of the Goryeo dynasty.
		Taejo of Joseon, born Yi Seonggye, founder of the Joseon Dynasty.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Taejo (63 words)

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