WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Koryŏ dynasty, in Korean history, dynasty that ruled the Korean peninsula as the Koryŏ kingdom from 935 to 1392 ce. During this period the country began to form its own cultural tradition distinct from the rest of East Asia. It is from the name Koryŏ that the Western name Korea is derived.

Detailed explanation-2: -It is sometimes called Later Goguryeo in historiography. Goryeo was a state located in the Korean Peninsula from 918 to 1392.

Detailed explanation-3: -Koryo kings ordered the construction of hundreds of Buddhist temples and the creation of countless religious artworks. In 1234, Koreans invented the world’s first movable type, and at about the same time carved the entire Buddhist canon from some 80, 000 woodblocks.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are various names of Korea in use today, all derived from ancient kingdoms and dynasties. The modern English name “Korea” is an exonym derived from the name Goryeo, also spelled Koryŏ, and is used by both North Korea and South Korea in international contexts.

Detailed explanation-5: -Koryo Dynasty (918-1392) Koryo (Goryeo) was established in 918 and in the year 936 became the ruling Kingdom on the Korean Peninsula. It was founded by Taejo Wang Kon. Its capital was moved to Kaesong just 8 km north of the demarcation zone that currently divides the Korean peninsula.

Detailed explanation-6: -The name “Korea, ‘’ used by English speakers today, appears to have derived during the time of the Silk Road when the dynasty in Korea called itself Goryeo. The word was transliterated as “Cauli” in Italian and used by Marco Polo. The English words “Corea” and then “Korea” came from this transliteration.