Korea

Powerful kingdoms have ruled the Korean peninsula for millennia, making luxurious art for the elite.

c. 10,000 B.C.E.–present

Beginner's Guide

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Periods

Neolithic, Bronze Age, and Iron Age

Neolithic, Bronze Age, and Iron Age

Three Kingdoms Period

Three Kingdoms Period

Unified Silla Period

Unified Silla Period

Goryeo dynasty

Goryeo dynasty

Joseon dynasty

Joseon dynasty

c. 1897–1945

c. 1897–1945

Postwar Korea (after 1945)

Postwar Korea (after 1945)

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