Writer: Chhavi Sharma (Surat, Gujarat, India) Editor: Arpita Jena ( Baripada, Odisha, India) Just as the topic says, the three Kingdoms are an acronym for the three kingdoms (57 BC—668 AD), namely Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla, which were formed by controlling the peninsula and Manchuria until the consolidation of Silla in 676 AD. In 698,…
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Queen Heo Hwang-ok: The Connection Between India and Korea
Haarini Balasubramaniam, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Queen Heo Hwang-ok was the first queen of Geumgwan Gaya, present-day Gimhae in Southeastern Korea. She was born in 33 A.D. in India and is the legendary queen mentioned in Samguk Yusa (Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms) in the 13th Century. In Korea, she is known to be a native…