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	North Kyongsang Province History Summary
		North Kyongsang Province (Kyongsang pukto) is located in South Korea in the southeastern region of the Korean Peninsula.
		It is bordered by the Sobaek Mountains to the north and west, South Kyongsang Province to the south, and the Sea of Japan (East Sea) to the east.
		Both Kyongsang provinces are also known as Yongnam ("south of the mountain passes"), attesting to the historical importance that mountains have played in fostering regional characteristics.
	www.bookrags.com /history/worldhistory/north-kyongsang-province-ema-04 (315 words)

	South Korea - POPULATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Within South Korea, the most important regional difference is between the Kyongsang region, embracing North Kyongsang and South Kyongsang provinces in the southeast, and the Cholla region, embracing North Cholla and South Cholla provinces in the southwest.
		Observers noted that interregional marriages are rare, and that as of 1990 a new fourlane highway completed in 1984 between Kwangju and Taegu, the capitals of South Cholla and North Kyongsang provinces, completed in 1984, had not been successful in promoting travel between the two areas.
		Many of the troops reportedly were from the Kyongsang region (see Students in 1980, ch.
	www.country-data.com /cgi-bin/query/r-12268.html (539 words)

	South Kyongsang Province History Summary
		South Kyongsang Province (Kyongsang namdo) is located in South Korea in the southeastern portion of the Korean peninsula.
		The region is characterized by the vast basin of the Naktong River, which descends from the north, and is bounded by Mount Chiri to the west, Mount Kaya and North Kyongsang Province to the north, and the Sea of Japan (East Sea) to the south and east.
		South Kyongsang Province has a large industrial agglomeration, due mainly to heavy investments in the region by the South Korean government since the 1960s.
	www.bookrags.com /history/worldhistory/south-kyongsang-province-ema-05 (318 words)

	Asiaweek.com
		He has appointed several Kyongsang people as key officials, yet he has so far been unable to forge a comfortable political relationship with the region.
		The ex-strongman, a Kyongsang native, may once have sentenced the ex-dissident to death, but the two men have come closer together because Chun is said to despise YS more than anyone else.
		In February, while receiving a courtesy call from the president's new secretary for political affairs, Chun denounced Kim Young Sam's criticisms of DJ as nothing more than a "bark of a dog in the tavern." Political analysts say that several lawmakers with links to Chun are ready to give their support to Kim Dae Jung.
	www.timeinc.net /asiaweek/99/0409/nat9.html (616 words)

	South Korea - Population
		The two regions, separated by the Chiri Massif, nurture a rivalry said to reach back to the Three Kingdoms Period, which lasted from the fourth century to the seventh century A.D., when the kingdoms of Paekche and Silla struggled for control of the peninsula.
		Many of the troops reportedly were from the Kyongsang region.
		With the exception of Yosu, all of these cities are in South Kyongsang Province, a region that has been an especially favored recipient of government development projects.
	countrystudies.us /south-korea/33.htm (3272 words)

	Soka Gakkai--NEWS: 1999 Newsletters-North Kyongsang Provincial Assembly, South Korea Commends SGI President for ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		On August 24, North Kyongsang Provincial Assembly, South Korea, commended Soka Gakkai International (SGI) President Daisaku Ikeda for his untiring efforts for humanity and contributions to Korea-Japan friendship.
		Among the nine provinces in South Korea, North Kyongsang Province is the largest with a population of approximately three million, most of whom have traditionally been engaged in farming.
		Ikeda has received honorary citizenships from Kyongsang City, Ullung and Chongdo Counties, as well as three districts in Taegu Metropolitan City, all located in North Kyongsang.
	sokagakkai.info /html1/news1/newsletters1/99newsltrs1/n1_990828-a.html (203 words)

	Korea to 1875 by Sanderson Beck
		The Ch'ungch'ong province fell to the rebels as they argued that Yongjo was not the legitimate ruler.
		The royal army defeated the rebels in Kyonggi province; leaders were arrested in Cholla; and by May 1728 the last rebel stronghold in the Kyongsang province was taken.
		During the uprisings of 1862 Tonghak became a church and spread in Kyongsang province.
	www.san.beck.org /3-10-Koreato1875.html (16754 words)

	Reference Book Errors and Comments
		Korean art of the Unified Silla period (668-935)
		• Pulguk-sa (temple) in Kyongju (Kyöngju), North Kyongsang (Kyöngsang) Province, South Korea
		• Pagoda of the Pulguk-sa (temple) in the North Kyongsang (Kyöngsang) Province, South Korea
	www.kennedy.byu.edu /staff/peterson/multivol/multibooks.html (3723 words)

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