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Gyeongseong Creature (경성크리처)
Gyeongseong Creature (경성크리처) is a Netflix Korean historical horror series by writer Kang Eun-kyung and director Chung Dong-yoon, starring Park Seo-joon and Han So-hee, set in 1945 colonial Seoul and inspired by Unit 731; season 2 moved to 2024 Seoul.
Gyeongseong Creature 2 (京城 크리처2)
Gyeongseong Creature 2 (경성크리처 시즌2) is the 2024 second season of Netflix's Korean horror drama, jumping from 1945 Gyeongseong to 2024 Seoul, where najin survivor Chae-ok meets Ho-jae, Tae-sang's amnesiac double, against Jeonseung Biotech and the Kurokos.
Gyeongseong Spinning and Weaving Company
Gyeongseong Spinning and Weaving Company (Kyŏngbang) was a pioneer cotton textile company founded in Seoul in 1919 by Kim Seong-su and Korean asset-holders. It survives today as Kyungbang Co., Ltd.
Gyeongseong urban improvement project
The Gyeongseong urban improvement project (경성시구개수사업) was a road and street reorganization program the Japanese colonial Government-General launched in Seoul in 1912, reshaping the central grid over 25 years.
Gyeongsin Famine
The Gyeongsin Famine (경신대기근) was a nationwide famine and epidemic in Joseon Korea in 1670 and 1671, under King Hyeonjong, with deaths estimated at up to 1,000,000.
Gyeongsun of Silla
Gyeongsun of Silla (경순왕), personal name Kim Bu, was the 56th and last king of Silla, reigning from 927 to 935 before surrendering to Goryeo.
Gyeongui Line
The Gyeongui Line (경의선; 京義線) is a Korean railway opened in 1906 from Seoul to Sinuiju, later severed by Korea's division; its southern section runs from Seoul to Dorasan.
Gyeongyeon
The Gyeongyeon (경연) was the Joseon institution and office for lecturing the king on the Confucian classics and histories, reduced by the 1894 Gabo Reforms.
Gyeyu coup of 1453
The Gyeyu coup of 1453 (계유정난) was Prince Suyang's seizure of power in Joseon Korea, killing ministers Gim Jong-seo and Hwangbo In before taking the throne as King Sejo in 1455.
Gyeyu gwanje
Gyeyu gwanje is the reorganization of Joseon's high offices by Grand Prince Suyang, the future King Sejo, after his 1453 coup, concentrating personnel and military authority in the king.
Gyges (king of Lydia)
Gyges, also known as Gyges of Lydia, was king of Lydia in western Anatolia during the 7th century BC, founder of the Mermnad dynasty, killed fighting the Cimmerians.
Gyges Tumulus
Gyges Tumulus (Karnıyarık Tepe), a colossal burial mound at Bin Tepe, the royal cemetery of Sardis, Lydia, long attributed to King Gyges but now dated to the sixth century BC; its chamber remains unfound.
Gyges' embassy to Assurbanipal
Gyges' embassy to Assurbanipal was a diplomatic mission sent around 665 BC by Gyges, king of Lydia, to Ashurbanipal at Nineveh, after the god Ashur appeared to Gyges in a dream.
Gyges' tribute to Ashurbanipal
Gyges' tribute to Ashurbanipal was a payment sent to Nineveh in the mid-660s BC by Gyges, king of Lydia, after a dream promised victory over the Cimmerians.
Gyirong Port (吉隆口岸)
Gyirong Port (吉隆口岸, Kerung/Rasuwa crossing) is China's main land border port with Nepal in Gyirong County, Xigaze, Tibet, about 130 km from Kathmandu; it replaced Zhangmu after the 2015 earthquake and was destroyed by an August 2026 debris flow.
Gyles Brandreth
Gyles Brandreth, also known as Gyles Daubeney Brandreth, is a British writer, broadcaster, and former Conservative MP for Chester best known as a longtime panellist on BBC Radio 4's Just a Minute.
Gylfaginning
Gylfaginning, "The Deluding of Gylfi," is the first main section of Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda (1220s), a framed prose account of Norse myth from creation to Ragnarök, quoting eddic poems and explaining kennings for skalds.
Gylfi Sigurðsson
Gylfi Þór Sigurðsson (born 1989) is an Icelandic midfielder for Víkingur Reykjavík and Iceland's record international scorer; ex-Reading, Hoffenheim, Tottenham, Swansea, and Everton, Euro 2016 quarter-finalist and 2018 World Cup player.
Gyllenhaal family
Gyllenhaal, Swedish noble family ennobled 1652 by Queen Christina (nr 814, Riddarhuset), descended from farmer Gunne Olofsson Haal of Härene; baronial lines 388 and 396, American branch since 1874.
Gym
Gym: a place or club for exercising with machines, weights, and other equipment, from the ancient Greek gymnasion to the modern commercial health club; covers history, health benefits, industry scale, and access barriers.
Gym bag
A gym bag, also known as a sports bag, is a bag used to carry clothing, footwear, toiletries, and equipment for sport or exercise, with compartments separating clean gear from damp items.
Gym Class Heroes
Gym Class Heroes: American hip-hop band formed 1997 in Geneva, New York by Travie McCoy and Matt McGinley, known for live-instrumentation rap-rock, "Cupid's Chokehold" and "Stereo Hearts," Decaydance/Fueled by Ramen, 2007 MTV Best New Artist.
GymBeam
GymBeam is a Slovak-founded, digital-first retailer and private-label brand of sports nutrition and fitness products, founded by Dalibor Cicman in 2011 and selling across 16 European markets.
Gymkhana (equestrian)
Gymkhana (equestrian) is a timed horseback competition of speed-and-agility pattern games such as barrel racing, pole bending, and keyhole; the term originated in British India and spawned mounted games.
Gymkhana (restaurant)
Gymkhana is a two-Michelin-star Indian restaurant at 42 Albemarle Street in Mayfair, London, opened by JKS Restaurants in 2013; in 2024 it became London's first Indian restaurant with two Michelin stars.
Gymnadenia
Gymnadenia, including the former genus Nigritella, is a genus of Eurasian terrestrial orchids with about 12 to 30 accepted species, distinguished by spurred flowers, x = 20 chromosomes, and recurrent polyploid radiation.
Gymnasio
Gymnasio (Bonaparte, 1854) is a monotypic owl genus in Strigidae whose sole species, Gymnasio nudipes, the Puerto Rican Owl or múcaro, is endemic to Puerto Rico; Gymnoglaux is its junior synonym.
Gymnasium (Germany)
Gymnasium (Germany): the university-preparatory secondary school track ending in the Abitur, part of the three-tier Hauptschule-Realschule-Gymnasium system; 12 or 13 school years, traced from Prussian reforms to current G9 reforms.
Gymnasium (school)
The Gymnasium, the academic track of secondary schooling in Germany and several neighboring countries, covers grades 5 to 12 or 13 and ends with the Abitur, the general qualification for university entrance.
Gymnasium (γυμνάσιον) (ancient Greece)
Gymnasion (γυμνάσιον), plural gymnasia: the ancient Greek civic institution combining athletic, intellectual, and military training for citizens and free young men, named from gymnos (naked). It spread east under the Successors, anchored Greek identity in Ptolemaic Egypt, and hosted Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum.