Gojoseon (Gochoson or Old Choson) was an ancient kingdom which ruled northern Korea in the second half of the first millennium BCE. Gojoseon possessed the most advanced culture in the Korean peninsula at that time and was an important marker in the progression towards the more centralised states of later periods.
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Definition
Timeline
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2333 BCETraditional founding of Gojoseon by Dangun Wanggeom (Tangun).
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1122 BCETraditional date that Gija (Jizi) becomes king of Gojoseon.
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c. 300 BCEGojoseon is attacked by the Yan state.
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194 BCE - 180 BCEWiman Joseon (Wiman Choson) takes control of Gojoseon, declaring himself king.
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108 BCEWiman Joseon is conquered by the Han dynasty.
