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  2. Yongbieocheonga - Wikipedia

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    In 1259, a peace treaty was signed between the Goryeo Wang family kings and the Mongol Empire, resulting in a one hundred-year period of political domination by the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty of China. The period saw the increasing influence of Confucianism alongside the traditions of Buddhism, which had been the national religion for nearly eight ...

  3. Korean folklore - Wikipedia

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    A Heroine tale of the creation of the earth goddess, Jimosin, showcases the origins of farming (Jwa, N.D), the conflict of the sexes, and how the combining of male and female leads to prosperity and fertility. Jacheongbi goes to heaven to find her lover and after being tested and passing she is able to marry him.

  4. A Short History of Benin - Wikipedia

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    The book is an English version of the author's earlier work in Edo, Ekhere Vb' Itan Edo, which was published in 1933. The book explores the beginnings, culture, and political structure of the Benin Empire , as well as the events leading to its British invasion and Ovonramwen 's exile in 1897.

  5. Itan - Wikipedia

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    Itan may refer to: The Yoruba mythology (traditional history, folklore and philosophy) of the Yoruba people Itan, a trade name used in Chile for a medication ( Metoclopramide ) used to treat digestive problems

  6. Korean mythology - Wikipedia

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    Korean mythology (Korean: 한국 신화; Hanja: 韓國神話; MR: Han'guk sinhwa) is the group of myths [a] told by historical and modern Koreans.There are two types: the written, literary mythology in traditional histories, mostly about the founding monarchs of various historical kingdoms, and the much larger and more diverse oral mythology, mostly narratives sung by shamans or priestesses ...

  7. Korean imperial titles - Wikipedia

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    A new Korean reformist group called the Independence Club emerged and called for the establishment of a new imperial government that could claim equality with the empires of China, Japan, and Russia and safeguard the independence of Korea. [121] King Gojong declared Korea an empire and himself an emperor in 1897.

  8. List of wars involving Iran - Wikipedia

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    Iranian invasion of the Byzantine Empire repelled after initial successes in conquering the Levant, Egypt, and much of Anatolia. Beginning of the Sasanian civil war of 628–632; Exhaustion of both empires, leaving them vulnerable to the early Muslim conquests of the Rashidun Caliphate. Second Perso-Turkic War (606–608) Sasanian Empire

  9. List of monarchs of Iran - Wikipedia

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    Took the throne from his older brother Shirzad, but faced a rebellion from his other brother Bahram Shah, who was supported by the sultan of the Great Seljuq Empire, Ahmad Sanjar. [24] 16 Yamin ad-Dawlah Bahram Shah: 1117–1157 son of Masud III Under Bahram-Shah, the Ghaznavid empire became a tributary of the Great Seljuq Empire.