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Gyeomik
Gyeomik (겸익, 謙益) was a 6th-century Baekje monk who returned from India in 526 with Sanskrit texts and led the 72-volume Vinaya translation at Heungnyeong Temple.
Gyeon Hwon
Gyeon Hwon (견훤, 867–935) was a Silla border officer who rebelled in 892 and founded Later Baekje in southwestern Korea, reigning until his eldest son deposed him in 935.
Gyeon Hwon's Revolt
Gyeon Hwon's Revolt (견훤의 난) was a late 9th-century uprising against Silla led by general Gyeon Hwon, who founded Later Baekje and opened the Later Three Kingdoms period.
Gyeong Dae-seung
Gyeong Dae-seung (경대승) was a Goryeo military official who became the third ruler of the Goryeo military regime, destroying Jeong Jung-bu's faction in 1179 and holding power until his death in 1183 at age 30.
Gyeongbokgung
Gyeongbokgung, also known as Gyeongbokgung Palace, is the primary royal palace of the Joseon dynasty, built in Seoul in 1395 and still the largest of the city's five grand palaces.
Gyeongbu Expressway
The Gyeongbu Expressway (경부고속도로) is a principal South Korean toll expressway connecting Seoul and Busan, built from 1968 to 1970 as the backbone of the country's road transport.
Gyeongbu Line
The Gyeongbu Line (경부선) is the trunk railway of South Korea, running 441.7 km from Seoul to Busan. Opened in 1905, it carries KTX high-speed trains today.
Gyeongbuk Donghaean UNESCO Global Geopark
Gyeongbuk Donghaean (경북동해안) UNESCO Global Geopark, eastern coast of Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea; 2,693.69 km2 across Pohang, Gyeongju, Yeongdeok, Uljin; designated by UNESCO April 10, 2025; Korea's largest Cenozoic fossil sites and East Asian tectonic and volcanic records.
Gyeongcheonsa Pagoda
The Gyeongcheonsa Pagoda is a ten-story marble Buddhist pagoda built in 1348 in Goryeo, now a National Treasure displayed in the National Museum of Korea.
Gyeongdeok of Silla
Gyeongdeok of Silla (경덕왕), personal name Kim Heon-yeong, was the 35th king of Silla, reigning from 742 to 765, known for sinicizing titles and place names and patronizing Bulguksa temple and the Seokguram Grotto.
Gyeongdodogam
The Gyeongdodogam, also written Gyojeong Dogam (교정도감), was the supreme power organ of the Goryeo military regime, created by Choe Chung-heon in the early 1200s and abolished in 1270.
Gyeonggi chega
Gyeonggi chega (경기체가) is a Korean didactic lyric poetry genre of the late Goryeo period, named for the refrain "Gyeonggiyeo" and begun with Hanrim byeolgok.
Gyeonggi Province (경기도)
Gyeonggi Province (경기도, Gyeonggi-do), South Korea's most populous province at 13.77 million (2026), surrounds Seoul, has its seat in Suwon, covers 10,202 km², and leads all Korean regions in GRDP.
Gyeongguk daejeon
Gyeongguk daejeon (경국대전, "Grand Code for State Administration") is the basic law code of Korea's Joseon dynasty, promulgated in 1485 under King Seongjong and the oldest surviving law code in Korea.
Gyeongguk yukjeon
Gyeongguk yukjeon, also known as the Gyeongje yukjeon, is the Joseon six-code compendium promulgated in 1397, the first unified written code in Korean history and the basis of the Gyeongguk daejeon.
Gyeongheon
Gyeongheon (경흥) was a Unified Silla scholar-monk appointed state elder by King Sinmun, who developed the Faxiang school and wrote about 40 works, three of which survive.
Gyeongin Line
The Gyeongin Line (경인선) is the 27 km railway between Guro Station in Seoul and Incheon Station, opened in 1899 as the first railway built in Korea.
Gyeongjong of Goryeo
Gyeongjong of Goryeo, personal name Wang Ju, was the fifth king of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea, reigning from 975 to 981 and enacting the Jeonsigwa land-grading system in 976.
Gyeongjong of Joseon
Gyeongjong of Joseon (경종) was the 20th king of the Joseon dynasty, who reigned from 1720 until his death in 1724 after 30 years as crown prince.
Gyeongjong Succession Crisis and the Mujeoknan
The Gyeongjong succession crisis was the Joseon struggle of 1720 to 1724 in which the Noron faction made the king's half-brother Prince Yeoning heir apparent; he became King Yeongjo in 1724.
Gyeongju (경주)
Gyeongju (경주), ancient Seorabeol, South Korean city in North Gyeongsang Province and capital of the Silla kingdom 57 BCE–935 CE; home of the UNESCO-listed Gyeongju Historic Areas (2000), royal tumuli, Cheomseongdae, and Bulguksa-era Buddhist monuments.
Gyeongju EXPO Grand Park
Gyeongju EXPO Grand Park (경주엑스포대공원), a 559,426 m² cultural park in Gyeongju's Bomun Tourist Complex, site of the 1998 Gyeongju World Expo, the world's first culture-and-arts-themed exposition, and ten later expos; year-round park since 2020 with the 82 m Gyeongju Tower.
Gyeongju Historic Areas
Gyeongju Historic Areas (경주역사유적지구), a serial UNESCO World Heritage site inscribed in 2000 in Gyeongju, South Korea: five belts of Silla-dynasty (57 BCE–935 CE) Buddhist and royal monuments over 2,880 ha.
Gyeongju Kim clan
The Gyeongju Kim clan (경주 김씨; 慶州 金氏) is a Korean kin group with Gyeongju as its ancestral seat, claiming descent from Silla's royal line; about 1.9 million people belonged in 2015.
Gyeongmun of Silla
Gyeongmun of Silla (경문왕), personal name Kim Eung-nyeom, was the 48th king of Silla, reigning from 861 to 875 and facing repeated revolts by jingol aristocrats.
Gyeongmyeong of Silla
Gyeongmyeong of Silla (경명왕) was the 54th king of Silla, reigning from 917 to 924 during the Later Three Kingdoms period, allying with Goryeo as Silla declined.
Gyeongsan-si
Gyeongsan-si (경산시) is a city in Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea, southeast of Daegu; city status 1989, merged with Gyeongsan-gun 1995; about 286,000 residents, knowledge and general industrial districts, Hayang metro terminus.
Gyeongsangbuk-do
Gyeongsangbuk-do (경상북도), North Gyeongsang Province or Gyeongbuk, is a South Korean province in the southeast, 19,029 km² (19.1% of the country), named Gyeongsang-do in 1314, seated in Andong since 2016, with Silla and UNESCO heritage.
Gyeongsangnam-do
Gyeongsangnam-do (경상남도, South Gyeongsang Province) is a South Korean province in the southeast with capital Changwon; 10,537.97 km², 8 cities and 10 counties, about 3.2 million residents in 2025.
Gyeongse Yupyo
Gyeongse Yupyo (경세유표, 經世遺表) is an unfinished 1817 policy treatise by the Joseon Silhak scholar Jeong Yak-yong, proposing Confucian reforms of late Joseon institutions to enrich and defend the state.