Abstract
Korea was united in a single kingdom under the Silla dynasty from 668. China, which claimed a vague suzerainty over Korea, recognized Korea’s independence in 1895. Korea concluded trade agreements with the USA (1882), Great Britain, Germany (1883). After the Russo-Japanese war of 1904–5 Korea was virtually a Japanese protectorate until it was formally annexed by Japan on 29 Aug. 1910 thus ending the rule of the Yi dynasty of the choson kingdom, which had begun in 1392.
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A Handbook of Korea. 4th ed. Seoul, 1982
Guide to Investment in Korea. Economic Planning Board. Seoul, 1980
Korea Annual 1983. 20th ed. Seoul, 1983
Korea Statistical Year Book. Seoul, 1981
Major Economic Indicators, 1979–80. Seoul, 1980
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Hastings, M., The Korean War. London, 1987
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Martin, S. F. (ed.) A Korean-English Dictionary. Yale Univ. Press, 1968
Srivastava, M.P., The Korean Conflict: Search for Unification. New Delhi, 1982
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Paxton, J. (1989). Korea. In: Paxton, J. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230271180_94
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