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2. Piri (instrument) - Wikipedia

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   The piri (Korean: 피리) is a Korean double reed instrument, used in both the folk and classical (court) music of Korea.Originating in Central Asia, it was introduced to the Korean peninsula from China, and has been used there as early as the Three Kingdoms period in the states of Goguryeo and Baekje. [1]

3. Gayageum - Wikipedia

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   The gayageum or kayagum (Korean: 가야금; Hanja: 伽倻琴) is a traditional Korean musical instrument. It is a plucked zither with 12 strings, though some more recent variants have 18, 21 or 25 strings. It is probably the best known traditional Korean musical instrument. [1]

4. Royal girdle of Korea - Wikipedia

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   (King Michu's tomb, Silla Dynasty). The tomb is dated to be before Silla unified Korea in 688 CE. It has been excavated twice, once in 1973 and once in 1975, and is 80 meters in diameter measured from east to west and 120 meters in diameter from north to south. The tomb is a double mound and is shaped like a gourd.

5. Korean sword - Wikipedia

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   The traditions of Korean bladesmithing and swordsmanship have served a central place in the military history of Korea for thousands of years. Although typical Korean land battles have taken place in wide valleys and narrow mountain passes, which favor use of spears and bows, [1] the sword found use as a secondary, close-quarters weapon, in addition to far more prominent role during sieges and ...

6. Korean swordsmanship - Wikipedia

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   Production of Korean swords starts in the 4th century with the Hwandudaedo or "ring-pommel swords". No direct accounts of swordsmanship during the Three Kingdoms of Korea are extant, but there are 12th-century historiographical works (Samguk Sagi, "History of the Three Kingdoms" by Kim Bu-sik, 1145; Samguk Yusa, "Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms") which attest that systematic training of ...

7. Bonguk geom - Wikipedia

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   Bonguk geom (Korean 본국검 "national sword", also singeom 신검 "Silla sword") in Joseon era Korean martial arts (17th to 18th centuries) referred both to a type of sword and a style of swordsmanship. The term was introduced in the Muyesinbo of 1759, and the system was supposedly a creation of Crown Prince Sado.