What the records say
- When
- 1945
- Kind
- Territorial change
- Where
- Korea
- Coordinates
- 37.57° N, 126.98° E
- Process
- cession
- Type
- Cession (part yielded to other entity)
- Pop
- 25100000
- Area km2
- 220891
- Losing
- Japan
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Korea
Region in East Asia
Korea is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and smaller islands. Since the end of World War II in Asia in 1945, it has been politically divided at or near the 38th parallel between North Korea and South Korea. Both countries proclaimed independence in 1948, and the two countries fought the Korean War from 1950 to 1953.
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The source
- COW Territorial Change v6Correlates of War ProjectCorrelates of War: free use with citation
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- Autumn Uprising of 19461946 · Rebellion
- Sorokdo massacre21 Aug 1945 · Massacre · Deaths 82
- Mungyeong massacre24 Dec 1949 · Massacre · Deaths 88
- South KoreaJun 1949 · Territorial claim
- Yeosu–Suncheon Rebellion19 Oct 1948 · Rebellion
- assassination of Masasue Suho20 Jun 1942 · Murder
- Third Battle of Seoul31 Dec 1950 · Battle