KOREA

LAND OF THE
MORNING CALM
KOREAN NATIONAL FLAG
South Korean Flag also known as
Taegukgi ( Taekgeukgi) “supreme
ultimate flag” It has a 3 parts:
1. A white rectangular
background.
2. A red and blue Taeguk.
Symbolizing balance.
3. Four Trigrams selected from
the original, one towards each
other.
 The absence of the Korean flag became an
issue for Korea in 1876. Korea did not
assert to a need for or the importance of a
national flag. The issue becomes arose
during the negotiations for the Japan –
Korea Treaty of 1876.
 Chinese delegate Huang Zunxian make the
most popular proposal was described in
Korea Strategy. It is proffered to
incorporate the flag of Chinese proposal,
the Korean dispatched Lee – Young – Sook.
Li Hongzhang – Agree with some of
the proposal, but proposed that some
other factors should be differed.
Qing Dynasty agreed with Li
Hongzhang, but it is unknown how
far the Joseon government explored
this proposal.

In1948, the flag was used in the

North before the division.
NORTH
KOREAN
FLAG
HISTORY OF KOREA
THREE KINGDOMS OF
KOREA
 Goguryeo – was founded in 37 BC by
Jumong (DONG - MYEON - SEONG)
means of Royal given title. King Taejo
centralized the government.
 Goguryeo was the first Korean Kingdom
to adopt Buddhism as the state religion in
372.
 Goguryeo also spelled as Koguryo also
known as Goryeo or Koryo. It is the source
of the modern named Korea.
 BAEKJE
 Itwas fonnd by Onjo, a Goguryeo Prince
and third son of the founder of Goguryeo.
In 18 BC Baekje and Goguryeo shares
myths and originated fro Buyeo.
 Baekje was a great maritime power, its
nautical skills, which made the
Phoenicia in the East Asia was
instrument in the dissemination of the
Buddhism through East Asia continent
culture to Japan.
 SILLA
 Itwas began with the unification of six
chiefdoms of the Jinhan confederacy by
Hyeokgeose in 57 BC in the southeastern
area of Korea.
 Silla was the smallest and weakest of the
Three Kingdoms of Korea, it used cunning
diplomatic means to make opportunistic
pacts and alliances with the more powerful
Korean Kingdoms and eventually Tang
China, to its great advantage.
NORTH – SOUTH STATES
Later Silla ( unified
silla ) 668 – 935
Balhae 698 – 926
BALHAE
Balhae was founded only thirty
years after Goguryeo had fallen,
In 698. It was fonuded in the
Northern part of former lands of
Goguryeo by Dae Joyeong, a
former Goguryeo general or
chief of Sumo Mohe.