ProtoThree Kingdoms

Main article: ProtoThree Kingdoms of Korea

The ProtoThree Kingdoms period, sometimes called the Multiple States Period, is the earlier part of
what is commonly called the Three Kingdoms Period, following the fall of Gojoseon but
before Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla fully developed into kingdoms.

This time period saw numerous states spring up from the former territories of Gojoseon, which
encompassed northern Korea and southern Manchuria. With the fall of Gojoseon, southern Korea
entered the Samhan period.