Since Baekje was founded in BC 18, it has started its position as the capital on the Korean peninsula. Since then, today's Seoul has been a battleground for Koguryo, Baekje and Silla.
The name of Koryo dynasty in Seoul was Nanjing, which was named [8] in the 23rd year of Koryo Wenzong (i.e. 1068), and it moved to Nanjing in Gongcheng Wang Shi 1356, but it was interrupted later. Since then, I mentioned moving the capital to Nanjing when I called the king and respected the king.
1392, Li Chenggui, the great ancestor of Korea, established Korea in Jing Kai (now Kaesong) and moved to Hanyang, now Seoul, in 1394. Since then, Hanyang has been the capital of North Korea. In the Japanese occupation era, Hanyang was reduced to Seoul County until it was merged into Gyeonggi Province with Kaicheng County.
Shortly after the recovery of the Korean Peninsula, the North and South split, and Li Chengwan established the Republic of Korea in its capital. 1945, the name of the capital was changed to "Seoul" (following the Chinese character name of the Li Dynasty). In 2005, South Korea changed its name to "Seoul" and became the only city on the Korean Peninsula without a Chinese name. After the outbreak of the Korean War, the former Seoul (now Seoul) changed hands four times between the Korean People's Army, Chinese people's Volunteer Army and the United Nations Army, and was completely destroyed by the warring parties, leaving the once prosperous urban area in ruins. Gwanghwamun and the government building (former North Korean Governor's Office) were completely destroyed, and all municipal facilities were destroyed. North Korea launched counter-revolutionary activities in Seoul and executed a large number of "class enemies" such as South Korean central and local government officials, military officers, police, capitalists, missionaries, professors and journalists. After South Korean troops and United Nations troops occupied Seoul, they also executed a large number of members and pro-communists. Before the war, the original population of Seoul was 6.5438+0.8 million. Because a large number of refugees fled south, North Korea took the rest to the north when it retreated, leaving only about 60,000 people after the war.
After the Korean War, South Korea began to step into industrialization, and people went to Seoul to survive. At this time, the population of Seoul began to surge. In order to meet the needs of more people, the then South Korean government decided to develop roads connecting Seoul and its surrounding areas. 1988 Seoul successfully hosted the 1988 Summer Olympic Games. In 2002, Seoul, as the capital of the first host country, held the opening ceremony of the 2002 World Cup. In 2005, Lee Myung-bak, then mayor, officially announced that the Chinese translation was changed to Seoul. China cultural circles generally believe that this move is mainly to eliminate the influence of Han culture in China on Korean history. Renaming Korean helps to strengthen the significance of Korean as an independent nation. ), Seoul is no longer used.
Incheon history
Ancient people have lived in Incheon since ancient times. From Incheon Capital Circle to nearby Yongzong Island and Jianghua Island, the remains of Neolithic Age and Bronze Age have been excavated. In particular, the ruins of Sanlang Taicheng and Qianchengtan on Jianghua Island are speculated to be related to ancient Korea. According to Shu, the ancestor of Baekje, Incheon is the capital of Mizuho, where the country was founded by boiling. Incheon originally belonged to Baekje. Since the 5th century, it has become the territory of Koguryo and United Silla.