Wanggeom-seong

Wanggeom-seong

Infobox Korean settlement
title = Wanggeom-seong
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hanja = 王儉城
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Wanggeom-seong was the capital city of Gojoseon from 194 BC to 108 BC, probably located in somewhere around Pyongyang, the capital of modern North Korea. It is also known as "Wangheom-seong" (왕험성; 王險城).cite web |url=http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=117188&contentno=117188 |title= 왕검성(王儉城)|publisher=Doosan Encyclopedia |accessdate=2008-09-10 |language=Korean|]

ee also

* Gojoseon
* Pyongyang
* History of Korea
* Castles in Korea

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