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CHRONOLOGY

JAPAN ca. 10,000 B.C. — ca. 300 B.C.
ca. 300 B.C. — ca. 300 A.D.
Jomon period ca. 593 — 710
Yayoi period 710 — 794
Kofun period 794 — 1185
Nara period 1185 — 1333
Heian period 1333 — 1573
Kamakura period 1336 — 1392
Muromachi period 1573 — 1615
Nanbokucho period 1615 — 1868
Momoyama period 1868 — 1912
Edo period 1912 — 1926
Meiji era 1926 — 1989
Taisho era 1989 — present
Showa era
Heisei era

KOREA 57 B.C. — 676 A.D.
57 B.C. — 676 A.D.
Three Kingdoms period 37 B.C. — 668 A.D.
Silla Kingdom 18 B.C. — 660 A.D.
Goguryeo Kingdom 42 A.D. — 562 A.D.
Baekje Kingdom
Gaya Confederacy 668 — 935

Unified Silla period 698 — 926

Balhae Kingdom 892 — 936

Later Baekje 918 — 1392

Goryeo dynasty 1392 — 1897

Joseon dynasty 1897 — 1910

Korean Empire 1910 — 1945

Japanese colonial rule 1948 — present

South Korea 1948 — present

North Korea