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918 - 943Reign of Goryeo founder King Taejo (formerly Wang Geon).
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918 - 1392The Goryeo Dynasty rules in Korea.
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935The last Silla king, Gyeongsun, surrenders to Wang Geon ruler of Goryeo.
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992The school system in Goryeo is centralised.
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994The Khitan Liao dynasty invades the Korean peninsula.
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996The first Korean coins are minted by the Goryeo Dynasty.
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1033Goryeo wins a decisive battle against the northern Khitan tribes.
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1097The Goryeo king, Sukjong, mints copper coins in Korea.
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1101The unbyong (aka hwalgu) silver vases are first made and used as currency in Korea.
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1102The Goryeo king, Sukjong, mints a second issue of copper coins in Korea.
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1126A rebellion led by the king's father-in-law I Jagyeom is quashed in Goryeo.
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1126The Goryeo kingdom of Korea submits to vassal status towards the Jurchen Jin dynasty.
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1135A rebellion led by the monk Myocheong is quashed in Goryeo.
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1145The 'Samguk sagi' ('History of the Three Kingdoms') is written by Gim Busik in Goryeo.
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1170The military stages a coup in Goryeo. King Uijong is replaced by his brother Myeongjong as a puppet sovereign.
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1219A Goryeo army allies with the Mongols to attack the Khitan in northern Korea.
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1231 - 1232Ogedei Khan leads a Mongol invasion into Korea.
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1234Movable metal type printing is invented in Goryeo, Korea.
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1258An uprising restores the monarchy in Korea and makes peace with the Mongol Empire.
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1285The Samguk yusa ('Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms') is written by Iryeon in Korea.
