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| | Korean History |
 | | After several centuries of sporadic warfare, Shilla - allied with the Chinese Tang Dynasty - defeated its old ally, Paekche, in 661 AD (Paekche received assistance from Japan - even this early, Korea's political life was not free from external meddling). |
 | | However, during the Koryo rule of 500 years, the country was continuously harassed by northern tribes, such as the Khitan, and suffered tremendously from the 13th Century Mongol invasions and the later Chinese Mongol Dynasty, which eventually dominated the Koryo court. |
 | | Japan emerged as the victor in this competition, defeating the Chinese Manchu Dynasty in the Sino-Japanese War of 1895 and the Russian Empire in the Russo-Japanese War of 1905. |
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