Ancient Korean History
 History of Korea
Chronology of the Three Kingdoms
This period marks a contentious period in which various Korean states were in contention
with each other and the Han Chinese for control of East Asia. One thing missing though,
might be the history of Kaya (42 AD-562AD), so it might be more apt to refer to this period
as "Four Kingdoms". But since "Three Kingdoms" has been used for decades, on this page,
it will still be referred to as "Three Kingdoms", in order to avoid any confusion for
the users of that older terminology.
SAMGUK SHIDAE
- Formation of various states: Puyo, Chinhan, Mahan, Pyonhan, Okcho, Tongye, etc.
- 57 BC Founding of Shilla
- 37 BC Founding of Koguryo
- 18 BC Founding of Paekche
- 42 AD Founding of Kaya
- 49 AD First record of contact between Puyo and China
- 244 AD Wei invasion of Koguryo
- 246 AD Paekche take-over of Liaoxi
- 342 AD Invasion of Koguryo by Murong-huang of Xianbi
- 369 AD Paekche eliminated Mahan
- 371 AD Paekche invasion of Koguryo; Koguryo's king Koguk-won killed
- 372 AD Koguryo acceptance of Buddhism
- 384 AD Paekche importation of Buddhism
- 391 AD--409 AD Reign of King Kwanggaet'o
- 433 AD Paekche-Shilla military alliance formed
- 475 AD Major Koguryo invasion of Paekche; Paekche moves capital to Ung-jin (present Kongju)
- 520 AD Major institutional reforms by Shilla's king Pªp-heung
- 532 AD Shilla annexation of Great Kaya (Tae Kaya)
- 538 AD Song-wang moves Paekche capital to Sabi (present Puyo)
- 551 AD Shilla breaks pact with Paekche. Takes over Han river area.
Paekche's Sªng-wang killed in battle
- 562 AD Complete Shilla annexation of Kaya
- 612 AD Major Sui invasion of Koguryo; crushed by Ulchi- mundok and Koguryo army at Sal-su
- 642 AD Invasion by Taizong of Tang against Koguryo; routed at Ansi fortress
- 654 AD Death of Yonkae-somun
- 660 AD Shilla-Tang allied forces conquer Paekche
- 663 AD Defeat of the Paekche restoration movement
- 668 AD Fall of Koguryo to Shilla-Tang army
- 671 AD Shilla drives out Tang army stationed in old Paekche territory
- 676 AD Shilla defeats Tang near Mae-cho fortress, complete hegemony over much of
the peninsula (present Yong-in)
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