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Korea's emerging states develop laws and a new writing system that uses Chinese characters.
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The Japanese military ruler Hideyoshi Toyotomi leads invasions of Korea.
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The Russo-Japanese War ends, and Japan gains control of Korea from Russia.
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Korea is divided into North and South Korea.
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The Republic of Korea is established in the south, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is established in the north.
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The Korean war begins.
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Korean War rages on the peninsula.
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Seoul hosts the Summer Olympics.
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President Kim Dae-Jung becomes the first South Korean to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Kim Jung Il dies and his son takes over.
